Noah Kahan

“I love singing, 'I would leave if only I could find a reason,' because it just fits everything I'm doing. I would stop touring. I should stop touring. I'm tired, but I can't. There's no real reason to stop these things, and I feel like I'm just being carried on this wave.”

“I try to be honest in my songs because it helps me cope. It also helps me, hopefully, connect with people that are going through the same things.”

“My dad taught me to play the guitar.”

“I love feeling like there's a place that hasn't been touched by the rest of the world.”

“I think that's a lonely place to be, when you feel like something's happening that no one can relate to. That's something I carry with me and work on all the time.”

“I just wanted to sound like Green Day.”

“I want people who live in small towns to know I hear them, I see them and I know what it's like.”

“No, I don't think I care that much,' he says. 'I think that ship left the dock the first photoshoot I ever did. I was like: oh, OK, that's what I look like? It's over.”

“Any person brave enough to share that they have made it through a struggle deserves every ounce of credit for making it to the other side.”

“When I go on stage, I still have that open-mic mentality of trying to prove myself.”

“Every time I make a song, I'm like, 'The next one's going to suck,' and I think I just need to keep trying. I don't know. Maybe if it stinks, it stinks, but what I'm happy about is I've gotten myself in front of a lot of people, and I've lived out some dreams.”

“I built a huge following on TikTok, so I have an amazing foundation, which is super-fortunate.”

“My mom was a best-selling author.”

“I get nostalgic for the locale where I grew up because the scenery is so beautiful.”

“I'm a big believer in striking while the iron is hot - if you see my tour schedule, you understand that - but along with that is taking moments where there is momentum and visibility, and doing as much good as possible.”

“I'm just trying to keep my head on straight and surround myself with people that keep me grounded.”

“When I made 'Stick Season,' I had such a strong focus, and I want to make sure I find that again.”

“I'm surrounded by people I love all the time.”

“I think a lot of people hear my music and they're like, 'This is just chill folk vibes.' But I'm a human being. I'm feeling real emotion, I'm feeling angry, I'm feeling scared all the time, and those are things I work through.”

“I always felt I needed to fight for my place in the music industry.”