"I was criticized by some people for my first album because they said I was taking sacred music. They knew nothing abo…"

"Well, I like to think about what Louis Armstrong and also Duke Ellington said about music. There'are only two kinds o…"

"I don't really care if you cry On the real you should've never lied Should've saw the way she looked me in my eyes Sh…"

"I said girl why you keep callin' I said girl why you keep callin' (yeah) She said I need new whip (yeah) 'Cause I kno…"

"Writing is the love of my life, so I'm grateful that I had an example of someone who also loves it entirely in really…"

"Songwriting has been my outlet since I started writing at eight years old. It was a thing that I did when I had big f…"

"Be really aware of the vampires who are always lurking. People are scary and don't have your best interest at heart m…"

"The night that we wrote the song was kind of this feverish catch-up about our lives. And I think our friendship foste…"

"Songwriting, for me, was always just a personal outlet to deal with my experiences without having to talk to anyone, …"

"Ooh, bet you're thinking, "She's so cool" Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room Wait, I think …"