[about Being A Teenager] Like, At First

Sometimes, Love Feels Like A Life Or Death Situation. Losing True Love Is Pretty Much As Bad As It Gets, Other Than Actually Dying Or Losing Good Health. Most People Know That. Most People Can Relate. It's Like The End Of The World.

Feeling Like You're Respected Among The People Who Do The Same Thing You Do Is Incredible And Necessary.

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger Is So Not True. You Know What Makes You Stronger? When People Treat You & Your Art With Dignity.

When I Got To New York City When I Was 18, I Started Playing In Clubs In Brooklyn - I Have Good Friends And Devoted Fans On The Underground Scene, But We Were Playing For Each Other At That Point - And That Was It.

I've Been Reading Tabloids Since I Was Nine. I Love A Good Story.