You know how on Christmas day, the day feels different, even if you're just sitting in your chair waiting for your girlfriend to put her face on and you haven't even started any of the festivities yet, the day still feels different. The electrons are fatter and pushier.

I just wrote the song sitting in my car waiting for my girlfriend. That's about it, man. You will know what I mean when you hear the song.

Shame is hard to confront. Even if you know it's baseless, it's still hard to come face-to-face with.

For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to it.

It can't be overstated how wonderful it is not to have to audition any more. Any actor will tell you, it's like Christmas.

I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it's written incorrectly, I get this weird sort of physical nausea, and my mouth curls up all strange. I guess that's why I always write the words first: because, if everything feels okay, I'm ready to put it to music.