I make pop culture.

The way I approach this thing, when I started to get my head screwed on straight and really trying to make something of myself as an artist, when I was 19 or 20, it became more about function for me. Like, what is this song doing to you? What is the function of this type of artform? What is it doing?

Sometimes I'm fascinated with how famous my work could be while I'm not so famous.

I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication. And I knew I could sing from being in tune with the radio.

As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that.

My music definitely comes from a place of experience. Everything connects to a truth.

All in all, I just don't trust journalists - and I don't think it's a good practice for me to trust journalists.

I'm in this business to be creative - I'll even diminish it and say to be a content provider.

Because I'm not in a record deal, I don't have to operate in an album format.

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people.

I guess I'm just inspired to tell stories.

Of course awards matter.

I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.

I grew up in New Orleans. I had just moved into my dorm at the University of New Orleans, and I was doing laundry, and my mom called me, like, 'We've got to evacuate. There's a hurricane's coming.'

I might just write a novel next. I don't know!

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.

I can't usually stomach a project after I finish it, but for those days and weeks and months that it's new to me, I do listen to it, and it might change over time, but it's about function.

I can operate in half-a-song format.

I've gotten used to being Frank Ocean.

I worked my face off.

When I did have some success, it further emboldens you to be like, 'No, I'm just going to write what I feel I should write.'

I need to know how many records I've sold, how many album equivalents from streaming, which territories are playing my music more than others, because it helps me in conversations about where we're gonna be playing shows or where I might open a retail location, like a pop-up store or something.

I don't ever want to be caught up in a system of thinking I can do one thing 'cos that's just... that's just telling yourself a lie.

I want to thank The Beatles for almost single-handedly getting me out of writer's block.