I'm As Honest As I

I Think That There Will Always Be Artists Out There Who Think They Need To Sign A Major Label Deal In Order To Be Successful. And That Machine Is What Is Going To Work For Them - There's Tons Of Examples Of Pop Stars Who Need That Machine.

I Can Write For Weeks Or Months Sometimes And Edit It Down To A Song. I Feel Like It's A Piece Of Music That Will Hopefully Stand The Test Of Time And Hopefully Capture A Moment In History If I'm Doing It Correctly And Honestly.

I Want To Be Someone Who Is Respected And Not Just In Terms Of My Music. I Want To Be Respected In Terms Of The Way That I Treat People... Music Is My Creative Outlet In Terms Of Expressing What Is Important To Me; What Has Importance, What Has A Value. And I Wanna Be Respected For That.

You Need To Get Outside Of Your Comfort Zone To Write Songs That Are Interesting, Songs That Are Compelling, Songs That Are Different From What Other People Are Writing.

I've Never Been A Religious Person. I've Been A Spiritual Person Since I Was About 15, 16, When I Was First Introduced To Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That Really Opened Me Up To Thinking About The Universe In A Different Way, And Coming To Significant Realizations About My Connection To Something Greater Than Me.