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" Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self. "

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" I spent quite a bit of time in choirs, growing up, and in the world-touring music group Anuna. "

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" I had just discovered jazz, and I started singing in a kind of blues cover band at the age of 15. We called ourselves - it was a terrible name - the Blue Zoots. We couldn't actually get our hands on zoot suits, nor did we dress in blue. We did covers of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and kind of Blues Brothers repertoire stuff. "

" I've definitely received a lot of support in Nashville; it's a huge music town. I like country music. Like any genre I'm largely unfamiliar with, there are elements I really enjoy and elements that go over my head. "

" I'm uncomfortable with selfies and status updates documenting mundane pieces of my life, which I don't think should be of interest to anyone else. "

" Things were never as exciting for me as the first gig in New York. "

" There are a few Irish writers who have a very strong influence on me, especially on the 'Take Me to Church' EP. "

" I was definitely drawn to the mythology of one man, one voice, and one guitar. "

" I try to be happy. I try to face things without regret or make sure that I'm happy with things and leave nothing unsaid if I can. "

" Growing up, I always saw the hypocrisy of the Catholic church. The history speaks for itself, and I grew incredibly frustrated and angry. I essentially just put that into my words. "

" The best vocalists I can think of are female. "

" I know I'm not the kind of music that's going to have tons of screaming fans, and I'm not gonna be everyone's cup of tea. I just want to do as good a job as I can. "

" I think all that we would know of America back home is foreign policy, and maybe the snippets of the madness of political culture. "

" The way I did the first album... the way I wrote 'Church'... was just to trust my instincts with the music and let it kind of do what it does. "

" I think my parents took me to see Sting when I was very, very young. "

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" I tried to avoid anything that caused me frustration or grief or duress. I played FarmVille and procrastinated like all teenagers. "

" I'm always eager to make new music. "

" Religion wasn't imposed on me. I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly. "

" Some of the earlier stuff I did in studio with producers was very pop-directed, which I was uncomfortable with. "

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" There's not a lot of room for thinking in popular culture; there's not a lot of room for being conflicted. "

Popular Culture

" If I fall into a city, I fall into a scene, and I just don't want to get distracted and enjoy myself too much. There's too much work to be done. "

" I have very strong feelings about a lot of things. I am sometimes reluctant to come straight to the forefront with it. You know, first and foremost, I'm a musician. I'm a songwriter. "

" I look at all good things with a bit of a dark lens, I suppose, especially with something like love. "

" One of my favorite books is 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell, and 'Catcher in the Rye,' obviously, is a big influence and is one of my favorites. "