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It's nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn't think of.

It's a weird thing to say you want people to be sick of your song, but I guess that's what happens if your song goes really well.

When you write a song, you don't ask if it's good or not, or if it's gonna sell. When you write a song, you ask whether you've reached deep inside your heart and whether it's honest.

It is one of the most validating things for an artist like me, to have people sing along to your songs.

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.

If you're somebody who writes songs or writes fiction, a writer that people pay for your opinion in any way, you shouldn't be the least bit uncomfortable giving it to them. People want songwriters to tell them how they think and how they feel. That's what a song is. That's what I want to hear in a song.

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

You can pick songs that sound like hits, but if it's not something that somebody wants to tell their friends, 'Hey man, have you heard this song?' then I don't think it's worth it. The only way to get your music out there, is for someone to tell their friends about it.

I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.

I wouldn't use a song I didn't think was my brand or image.