I Think You Should Be Prepared For

As A Kid, Before I Got Into Music, I Did All The Drama Classes, Went To Theater Camp In The Summers, So It Wasn't Totally A Foreign World.

I Have No Problem Spending Money On A Great Meal With Friends Or A Flight To See Somebody That I Love, Versus Something Like A Fancy Car. I Don't Need A Fancy Car. I Don't Need A Giant Tv.

To Really Be Tortured By A Song, It Needs To Be More Than Just Something You Don't Like Or Don't Get; It Has To Make Your Skin Crawl By Getting Under It. Strangely, That Last Clause Could Describe Provocative Or Daring Music, As Well.

[i Hate] The Ways That People Want Their Special Needs To Be Met, Whether It's Their Food Allergies Or Their Special Lotions Or Shoes. Or The Ways That People Want Their Neighborhoods And Restaurants Curated In A Way That's Really Tailored To Them. Growing Up With Someone Who Was Living By These Very Strict, Repressive Rules For Themselves - It Made Me Very Allergic To The Idea Of Denial.

I Always Felt That The Most Common Thread In My Life From When I Was Young Until Now Has Been A Highly Observant, Very Analytical Mind.