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" If I feel like I'm myself, then I'm very uncomfortable. "

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" I think what's interesting in L.A. is that there's a lot of variety because L.A. is very spread out. I think there is a lot I don't know about, to be completely honest. It's a very mysterious town. "

" When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences and through depression. And for me, it's a very low place, and it's not fruitful. "

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" 'Betsy' is one of my favorites because it is the one to which I've imposed the least clear narrative. To me, it's so much more about the feeling - desperation - than any kind of story at all. There's very little imagery or character development; it's just about a deep and desperate search for something. "

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" I don't often meet with strangers and feel okay about collaborating with them. "

" I'm not an unhappy person - I'm just an anxious person. It runs in the family. "

" I'm not, like, always focused; I'm very unfocused. I'm reading, and then I'm looking at my phone, and then I'm on the Internet. "

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" I say most of my music is very trial-and-error. "

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" I don't like to talk too much about my music; I like people to just experience it and not worry what I have to say. "

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