Phoebe Bridgers

“But me writing sad songs doesn't mean I am a sad person.”

“If you're saying you're epically depressed in a song, you better be able to back it up. You better be able to talk about it in a smart way with someone who comes up to you after a show and is looking for help.”

“Because I write what I feel the most heavy about. So if there is one day of the week when I feel completely crushed by existential dread, I'll end up writing about it, not the great day I had at the park with my friends. I hope it resonates with people - and it does, with some.”

“I was actually with Conor Oberst on tour, and we were walking down the street getting a coffee. I walked into a random hipster-y coffee shop and I heard my own song, and I was so stoked.”

“I feel like in pop music and even indie music, there's this weird thing where women have been pitted against each other.”

“I love Sylvan Esso. I want to bring in more electronic elements, but also some analogue stuff. Stuff like '70s drum machines really fascinates me.”

“Sometimes I just need somebody to tell me a bunch of ideas I don't like, so that I can figure out what it is I actually want.”

“When I first picked up an instrument, nothing really happened. I played piano when I was a little kid. I hated it so much, I actually don't play piano now.”

“People are realising that vulnerability isn't a weakness, and the rise of mental health-related humour is making vulnerability feel like a strength.”

“The more specific you are about a very general feeling of loneliness is actually how you connect with people.”

“I wanted to talk about how stupid music is. I wanted to talk about how awesome music is, and how depressing it is, and why we all make music if it doesn't last forever.”

“I was planning to go into the studio in the summer of 2018, and then I started two bands!”

“I don't want to get all self-help on everyone. But I definitely think there was a period in my life where I thought I would feel the same way, forever. And every day felt like 'Groundhog Day,' where I was super, super depressed.”

“I don't get starstruck by musicians anymore, but podcasts? I'm a total podcast groupie.”

“My songwriting is very personal. The music that influenced me was so impactful that had I grown up somewhere else, I know I would still write the same way I do because of those influences.”

“I did a CBS thing when I was a teenager that was a 'Music Minute' or something.”

“I played at Room 5 a lot, which is probably the smallest capacity venue in Los Angeles. I begged my friends to come see me.”

“'Friday I'm in Love' sounds like the best possible summer song.”

“Whenever I write songs, it's my outlet for a certain feeling. I just don't as often feel compelled to write when I'm not really sad about something, or wanting to sort through something dark.”

“All the things people hate about touring, I'm excited for, because I've never done it before. I'm excited to see places I've never seen and be in the van and see if I get carsick while reading.”