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" I think streaming, in general, is democratising music in general. "

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" In day-to-day life, there's so much that's calculated: so many fake, surface-level interactions that don't amount to anything. "

" All of this music, It's definitely been the most freeing thing that I've ever done. "

" With pretty much everything that I've done, in terms of going from being a songwriter and producer for other artists to doing my stuff, all the songs that I've kept to myself have always been me writing about my life. "

" All the best art and music feels like some type of truth - even if it's really simple - that you just can't deny. A listener can feel that. "

" I'm super-into sappy movies like 'La La Land' and 'Midnight in Paris.' "

" I've always hated the feeling of trying to be cool or trying to fit in. "

" Living in L.A. has been really good for me as a creator and musician. "

" Any one thing can get in the way of you and your brain being comfortable and being inspired. It's the difference between a really big song and a song that never existed. "

" Kids can tell if you're being genuine or not. "

" 'I Met You When I Was 18' is a collection of songs, a story about moving to New York City when I was 18 and falling in love for the first time. A story about trying to figure out your own identity whilst being deeply intertwined with someone else's. "

" At the end of the day, we all want to fall in love. "

" I am realising this now more as I grow up: that I never really felt connected to locations. In some sense, I always kind of felt a little lost in that I never had any hometown pride. While I experience a lot different places and experiences, I always felt a little detached. "

" Ever since I visited Paris when I was younger, the sappy side of me really wanted to write a song about it someday. "

" For whatever reason, I've always gravitated towards music that feels nostalgic or longing or beautifully tragic. "

" I feel like Drake could literally put out anything - like, the sound of seagulls over a beat - and it could be the Number One song on Spotify. "

" Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing. "

The Hardest Thing

" I miss the energy of New York City and being able to step out of my apartment and see so much unique culture all the time around me without having to seek it out. In L.A., I have to sort of seek out everything I'm trying to do. It makes it less spontaneous. "

" I think everybody goes through that, especially... being in love for the first time. Some people, they're lucky enough that that ends up being who they're with for the rest of their lives, and sometimes it doesn't work out. "

" It's tough to know what I'm going to write about. I never really know until it starts happening. "

" In a way, the traditional album is no longer as important as it used to be. But at the same time, I don't want to be the kind of artist who just releases one song after another. "

" I write a lot of sad songs! "

" Growing up, I played in different bands and did a lot of self-booked touring and traveling around, and my sister was driving us on tour, and we're playing for nobody and literally begging my friends that I went to high school with to buy tickets to our shows. "

" I could never write a proper party song. "

" I love bodies of work and albums and stuff like that. "

" I just think that any person who wants music to be their career shouldn't focus on a record label. I have seen friends who sign to a label too early in their career, and they lost control over their music, and their releases were delayed or never put out. "

" I've been through so many different phases, partly because I moved around so much. I never found my identity based on where I was from. It was always pick up and explore something else. "

" Everybody in L.A. is a songwriter, producer, actor, creative. For some reason, you're supposed to go to a bar and all hang out and act like you like each other. There is a lot of fake stuff that goes on. "

" I put out my first song, 'The Other,' in 2015 just on Soundcloud. It was always my most popular song but never really went far in a mainstream way. Then, a couple years after it came out, I watched it go from 8 million to, like, 100 million. "

" I love nostalgia. "

" People come up to me with tattoos of my lyrics! "