"I would risk the serpent's bite. I would dance around with seven. I would kiss the diamond back, If I knew it would g…"

"I know—they treat it like it’s a big phenomena. It would be like, “all-girl band” or “girl drummer” and I’d be like, …"

"I grew up being aware that I was Southern, and that being a very important thing for me. And being drawn to short sto…"

"My mother passed away in 2004, and then my dad 10 years later. That period in between, I wrote songs like “Death Came…"

"I was always into different kinds of music but just by default, I was singing and playing acoustic guitar; I didn’t k…"

"I think what informs my songwriting is my empathy with that. Maybe that’s what bothers people. It scares them to go t…"

"The night's too long; It just drags on and on. And then there's never enough. That's when the sun starts coming up. D…"

"Do I want too much? Am I going overboard to want that touch? I shouted out to the night: "Give me what I deserve, cau…"

"He sleeps all alone on Second Street With a roof over his head and food to eat. But he can hardly make it day to day …"

"Are you alright? All of a sudden you went away. Are you alright? I hope you come back around someday."