It's amazing how quickly things start to change when you haven't slept. Your memory goes. Physically, you don't feel well. Emotionally, you're all ov….

I think life is the most important thing and you have to live that first and then you're art comes second..

If you wanna get to heaven, get out of this world..

I felt like hip-hop was my music, it was like my outsider music... but then my mom started answering our phone, 'Yo, what's up.' She was hearing me t….

I was born in Las Vegas and my babysitter was a female Elvis Presley impersonator. My first memory is being in her arms and she was fully dressed up ….

I'm removed in my real life, and unable to express certain things face to face. So I have always found myself in this fantasy world. That's why I sta….

When you make a solo record, it's you. It's your name. It has to be the right songs for how you feel. It just took me a really long time to get to a ….

I think you kind of lose the human aspect when you make things too perfect..

I tend to work well within a deadline. If I know I have to get something in three weeks, I tend to A, enjoy myself a little bit more, and B, really w….

I'm a control freak with regards to certain aspects. I think you just have to be when you're making stuff in the world. You have to have a clear idea….

I think I have a hard time expressing myself in my relationships. I use songs to tell people how I'm feeling. If I can't say 'I love you,' I'll write….

Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just as your back's turned, you'll be surprised... as your solitude subs….

As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute..

I write music, really, to make myself feel better..

Whenever I have a bunch of tunes written, I always find a kind of uniform that accompanies the songs..