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I was delivering papers when I was, like, 10 or 11, and I'd always daydream about being an artist as a full-time thing.

I get to wake up every day and create music. And even when it's a tough moment as far as career ups and downs, it's always something you're passionate about, and it's a beautiful way to spend your life.

I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.

I work only in the morning from 10 to noon. I still write by hand. I interrupt my writing when I feel that I've discovered something beautiful or, on the contrary, when I feel discontent.

I wake up every morning knowing how ridiculously lucky I am to be able to do what I love for a living, and that sense of wonder never, ever wears off.

The one thing about my life that's different from others is that I wake up for no one, and for some reason, that's just good for your creativity.

When I'm working, I'm working and I'm focused on that day's work.

When I see a new artist I give myself a lot of time to reflect and decide whether it's art or not.

To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that.