I discovered that it's easier to sing if I work out in the morning. Now I'm continuing to do this as a function of singing well and having some ease in my body and my throat.
Often I write to feel and better and to heal-to cope with things that I'm dealing with. I'm either writing to get out of a feeling or to get into the feeling, to feel it more.
I feel a lot of my feelings looking out the window of a car or a plane or walking through the streets. I spent so many hours riding the subway in New York City and recording voice memos of the woman's voice announcing the next stop.
If someone doesn't get what I'm doing, it's fine. I'm not afraid to lose the opportunity, because other ones always come that feel more wholesome and in line with my values.
There is an abundance that artists embody within this industry, and everyone else is building a business around what you create. Over time, you start to understand that you are the source. It's a truth that can keep you going.