I did a lot of theater as a young actor in my early twenties, and my first few records really came from writing songs through the rehearsal processes.

I think the two are kind of synonymous for me; songwriting is like my form of diary making. It's how I process the world. Without doing that, I feel kind of lost. The characters that I play often come out in the songs and the challenges that they face, albeit in an abstract way.

I find it hugely exciting to be dealing with another writer's language.

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