I think one of the biggest lessons I continue to learn is having humility and being thankful for what you have because everything's a grind and it doesn't get easier.
Growing up, I was always blown away by 'Star Trek' and 'Barbarella' and 'Logan's Run.' The retro sci-fi thing.
Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter. Everything takes work, no matter how many records you put out.
When I had my baby, it really freed my mind. No matter how well you do or how unsuccessful you are, there's still somebody who thinks you're the best in the world.
Like everybody, you get nights where you feel completely depressed. You start thinking about all the bad things and think about the glass half empty - instead of half full. There's no explanation for it.
I sleep in a bunk bed because my studio's under it. It's like a loft bed.
I think Warped Tour's bringing something special to me.
It was so freeing to branch out and work with people like Josh Dun of 21 Pilots who played on 'Savage' and 'Almost Had Me.'
I don't have musical theory or great chord knowledge, but what I have got me where I am.
I find that when you grow and evolve with music, the music understands you, and vice versa - whether or not the creator of that music knows.
I'm very into superhero culture and stuff like that, so I always think on very epic terms.
You should write songs about what you feel, but you can't write in such a way like it's a diary entry. You should write it in a way that people understand in their lives.
I remember when I would write a song as a kid, I would also write out on paper what the drums would do, what the bass would do, and what the vocals would be doing.
It just burns my heart that there's such a massive discrepancy in the number of male producers in the industry, versus female producers.
The comic hobbyists world is so passionate about the details and the lore and the more you get into that, the more interesting it is for you.
You can't go with the intention of writing something inspirational. You just have to go with the right heart.
I can't be like, 'This week I'm going to be a musician, and next week I'm going to be a mom.' It has to be a little bit of everything, every day, all of the time.
If I met the right girl, I could easily fall in love.
An upbeat song, for example, means one thing, but when you hear it with really vibey, mellow ambience around it, suddenly the same words may mean something else. Music is so powerful that way: It dictates and soundtracks our moods.
We need to re-evaluate what we market to our kids.
