Sometimes, you’re going 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a few months, and then you come home, and you wonder what you’re doing with your life and why. At least, that’s the experience I’ve had. Verite Read Quote
I started when I was really young. I was playing with my dad when I was 8 or 9, and I started playing shows then. I had a short stint in a DIY all-girl punk cover band. Verite Read Quote
I started Verite on savings from three years working at Applebee’s in Times Square. I was a ridiculously good waitress. I was making more money than my brother, who worked at a start-up. Verite Read Quote
I don’t wear a lot of color because I live in New York, and I’m sort of color-blind, so colors don’t match to me a lot of the times, and it makes me anxious. So I’ll always defer back to black. Verite Read Quote
When I was 16 or 17, I started listening to Death Cab, and I started writing my own songs. I was writing alternative rock, and I had a seven-piece band. The shift was just iterations of experimentation and finding what sounded right. When I stumbled on the sound and vibe that I currently have, it was kind of by chance. Verite Read Quote
I used to play shows in D.C. and then drive back to New York to work at 6 A.M. So there are those moments, and you just really need to power through them. Eventually, it builds on itself. Verite Read Quote
I want to have a career in 10, 20 years, so it’s harder now, and maybe more stressful now, but in the future, hopefully it will all pay off. Verite Read Quote
I want to be in control of how my music is released and how I create it. What people don’t talk about when they talk about major labels is how many artists get dropped or funding gets dropped when they don’t recoup quick enough. Verite Read Quote
