Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: May 8, 1976
I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities..
I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. ….
When I listen to my songs, they seem like pieces of music or art, like a painting that you look at. The reality is that, yes, when I wrote the songs ….
I wanted to be heard myself, which is hard in a household of people who were very showy. It forced me to find myself and define a personality and a w….
My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and….
You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also one day I hope to have things re….
It's better to embrace your roots than it is to fight it, because then you're just fighting something that you're not going to win. We're like a band….
I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it..
I might not be beautiful, but I'm very interesting!.
I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing..
I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive..
I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable..
I don't like talking about music..
I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my four hours today.'.
I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself..
I was kind of a misfit, and when my mother died, I had to become an adult, something that I never thought I would ever be..
I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians..
I play in bars all the time in the States, so I'm kind of used to it. I've just got off the road with the family in Australia, and I enjoyed it but i….
If there's one thing that differentiates me from the rest of my family it's the rock element. I hung out with friends who like punk rock a lot. Not g….
I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's use….
Divorce is not an issue. That's people's lives! So, I don't like to be too puffed up about the importance of family. It's going to be tough and it ch….