I'm a musician because I love it and it's supposed to be fun.

When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really see all the crazy phases you went through.

There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song.

I'm not a very dark person.

I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time.

A record is just a snapshot of where you are at any time.

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring.

I'm not trying to conquer Hollywood. I love my day job.

When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas.

I'm not planning to jump off a bridge with no bungee.

I feel like all the songs are little scenes, different angles, of the feelings that come around something ending.

I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial.

I love eggs so much. I feel like my day hasn't started until I've had eggs. I'm probably gonna die from high cholesterol!

My mom and I have always been very close. She is my best friend. She had to make a lot of sacrifices early on in my life to make sure I got to do what I wanted to do.

A song will keep going round in my brain and keep me awake.

Sometimes when you're trying to do a record too close to home, you can get really distracted.

I've always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to.

I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it.

I became a musician so I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning.

I like barbecuing because it's easy.

I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record label.

I feel like I've been lucky, because I don't feel like I've ever tried to be somebody I'm not. People might disagree.

I'm not going to play lead guitar in a concert hall full of people, because I'm going to mess up a lot.

I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety.

I've been told the weirdest things: 'Yeah, I love taking a bath to your music!' or 'I gave birth to my daughter while listening to your music.'

Success and the art of making music are two different things for me.

I'm always going to do that - record and make music.

On the first album I was saying, that's just one part of me. And then I was thinking, well, am I going to hide the rest of me now just because I'm afraid of something? No. I'm just going to be myself.

Breaking up is just hard, even if you're the one breaking up. It's not fun. It can be dramatic and complicated. And then you get a little distance and you think, why did it have to be so complicated and dramatic?

I don't think it's a bad thing to share how you feel, especially if people can relate to it.

Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.

I always try to do something different. I don't think I've made the same record over and over.

People will read into what you say no matter what, so it doesn't matter to me.

Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes.

There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.

I didn't think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody - I didn't think it described me very well and I didn't think it had anything to do with my music.

I love my dad and we have a very good relationship now.

I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy.

I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own.

Anyone can look pretty with hair and make-up.

I'm not a great piano player.

I really love things with melody.

I like records that flow really well and you don't have to skip around because there's lot of different jumps.

I hope there are some audiophiles still out there.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would love to be a great song writer some day.

I actually write more on guitar than I do on piano.