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Music is catharsis for me.
Show me how big your brave is.
My earth is somebody's ceiling
I want to do good work in the world.
I'm happy to be working with all women.
It's so easy to just rip someone's work apart.
I have a tendency to become very self-critical.
I didn't know I'd ever write a Broadway musical.
I have no business carrying myself like some diva.
I love the sound and temperament of an upright piano.
I got really into rock - soft, romantic rock was my jam.
I used to sing songs from musicals all the time as a kid.
I am passionate about young women and advocating for them.
Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly.
I'm mostly a mess, and I hide it pretty well a lot of time.
I would never intentionally want to hurt someone's feelings.
One of the wonderful ways to celebrate women is to hire women.
I definitely get a little antsy when I haven't had a good fix!
You can be amazing, you can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.
Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.
I love, when I feel challenged, to step up to my highest capacity.
Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere
It's very exciting to be a part of a team of collaborators in general.
The music industry can feel wonderful, but it can also feel very cold.
I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.
One of my earliest memories of writing at a piano was alongside my sister.
It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes
No one is anything but a shade of grey. It's good people making bad choices.
I'm of the ilk of writers that feels you have to be open to the inspiration.
My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.
I love the morning time. There's something about having the day in front of you.
I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.
I feel like I'm on the precipice - just seeing a better version of me coming out.
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your rain.
I think there's so much honor and integrity and beauty in being able to be who you are.
Elton John is a huge influence and an artist I've listened to since I was a little girl.
I'm grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there.
You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.
I love the morning time - a cup of coffee and to sit at the piano, that's probably my favorite time.
I can very much relate to waking up inside of your life and saying to yourself, "How did I get here?"
Late night writing is also good, too, but in New York, you've got neighbors. I try to be a good neighbor.
I'm starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can't be a mistake if I just call it 'change.'
I like seeing someone that can sing jazz and then flip over and sing a pop song and then sing a rock song.
The greatest thing we can do is to give each other a safe space to truly, truly be ourselves in the world.
If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.
I go straight for Seinfeld, Modern Family, Friends, and Golden Girls. Those are my pillars of strength on TV.
So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling?
I have a tendency when I feel myself getting stuck, my impulse is to go to my cupboard and find chips to eat.
I have spent my whole career worrying that the big bad pop monster was going to eat me when I wasn't looking.