Soccer Mommy

I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about just getting enough songs that I really love.

I love Grimes!

I didn't make music until I was about 18. I'd been playing my whole life, but I wasn't putting it out because I didn't feel like people would take it seriously. I thought people would be like, 'It's just like sad girl music - it's like Taylor Swift.'

Mitski is an influence to me as a writer.

I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice.

I got a toy guitar at a fundraiser and was trying to write songs with it that were ridiculous. After a week, my parents bought me a real acoustic guitar, and I started taking guitar lessons.

When a lot of people think about how to be business-savvy as an artist, they think about how to brand themselves. At the end of the day, that stuff doesn't really help you. People know when you're being fake.

A lot of music that's my favorite doesn't sound like the music I write.

I was definitely thinking I'd go to college and make music on the side.

Moving gave me confidence. I was really reclusive when I first moved. I stayed home a lot or went to shows alone. But by the second semester of my freshman year, I started making friends.

Playing all the time keeps you on everybody's mind.

Those reflective moments for me usually come from loneliness and separation from people.