I think a part of me thought that I might be interested in academia because I really do love school. I mean that on all levels - I like educational environments; I like being part of that community of learning and exploration. And I like to talk.

The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that have reminded me that most exciting things might not feel so exciting later, and the most disappointing things might not be so disappointing later, either.

I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.

I love playing in Chicago. It's the memory lane hometown, which is really nice.

Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be essential to success.

It's rather difficult to think of anybody being really interested in me.