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" I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work. "

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" I need to know how many records I've sold, how many album equivalents from streaming, which territories are playing my music more than others, because it helps me in conversations about where we're gonna be playing shows or where I might open a retail location, like a pop-up store or something. "

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" I make pop culture. "

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" I think we all change each other's paths. I don't know which law idea that is in physics, but I don't think any of us can live without affecting one another. "

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" When I was growing up, there was nobody in my family - not even my mother - who I could look to and be like, 'I know you've never said anything homophobic.' So, you know, you worry about people in the business who you've heard talk that way. Some of my heroes coming up talk recklessly like that. "

" It's more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I'm naive, where I'm a novice. "

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" It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story, and all kinds of sonic goodness - sonic goodies. "

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" I grew up in New Orleans. I had just moved into my dorm at the University of New Orleans, and I was doing laundry, and my mom called me, like, 'We've got to evacuate. There's a hurricane's coming.' "

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" My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind - like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out. "

" As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that. "

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" The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance. "

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