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“When I was growing up, there were a few musicians who would have regular gigs at restaurants, and I always thought it was so cool and unexpected how they would spontaneously perform. Being the ambitious kid that I was, I got into it and really studied it. I was so inspired by it.”
“You should always read the ingredients in coconut water. It should say 100% coconut water.”
“I'm a professional musician.”
“My parents bought this baby grand piano, which was in my living room, that I owe a lot to. I would just play it and write on it for hours. It was my favorite toy.”
“I really like intimate venues because it feels like everyone in the audience is in on all our inside jokes.”
“Most of the time, it's pretending I'm somebody else to get into a different head space. A lot of times, it's just, 'Who do I want to be onstage tonight? Is it going to be Marc Bolan, or is it going to be Grace Jones, or Roy Orbison?'”
“Allowing yourself to suck is the hard part of writing music. If you allow yourself to suck, you will probably write something better.”
“I grew up watching 'The Tonight Show' and Jimmy Fallon on 'SNL.'”
“I'm not growing out my hair just to be androgynous.”
“I've gotten to play some cool venues, like at an aquarium in La Jolla, California.”
“It's very easy in the studio to get overzealous with your vocal takes, thinking, 'Oh yeah, I can do it over and over. I can sing at the top of my range for this whole song.' But when you're doing it every night on the road, it's pretty intense.”
“When I first moved to L.A., I lived in the Hills in kind of a wooded area that was just really chill.”
“Anything that makes life more of a dance party I'm very much okay with.”
“A big piece of my heart is definitely in Michigan and will always be in Michigan. Growing up there is definitely a big part of who I am as a person.”
“I dance as best I can. I try to let the music flow freely through my legs.”
“I have the luxury of having the choice to perform and go up on stage every night.”
“I was pretty young when my folks were playing those kinds of records, '70s rock and psychedelic stuff. So I just remember those songs being synonymous with my childhood, and I was always trying to imitate them on piano.”
“The ultimate language of love is music... The ultimate connector.”
“I guess that's always the mystery of music. It's like why does this song make me feel so grey or why does it make me feel sad or happy or nostalgic and so I'm most fascinated by breaking that down in my music.”
“I like to buy books at airports sometimes.”