You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.

I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better.

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.

Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didn't want someone to crush it. I waited until I felt strong enough to take the criticism.

The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.