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" I lived abroad most of my life in insular international communities. "

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" I've stopped wanting a home, I think, because I've been on tour all my life, basically. "

" Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they're still musicians, and they're still making art. "

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" When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to... I finally feel like myself. "

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" When you love someone and care about them, you want what's best for them, and it's always the hardest thing to realize maybe you aren't what's best for them, how hard you try. "

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" I don't want to be elitist. "

" With solo shows, you have complete control over the set list. If you feel like you want to do something different or do a new song, you can just work it in. You can talk to the audience or not talk to the audience. There's nothing that's set. "

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