Don't like me for who I am? Then you don't like me for who I am. And all you're gonna get is who I am.

We should all focus on trying to be compassionate to others at all times, and be as understanding as possible towards people we know are hurting. We should try to be there to lift each other up.

I don't believe war is a way to solve problems. I think it's wrong. I don't have respect for the people that made the decisions to go on with war. I don't have that much respect for Bush. He's about war, I'm not about war - a lot of people aren't about war.

Just because you're famous doesn't mean you're something special and you're above other people.

I think it's awesome.

Influences come from everywhere. I don't really feel like I had too many influences for the first record because I grew up listening to music in church, and that was pretty much it. I didn't really grow up listening to AC/DC and all those bands.

When I turn the lights out, when I close my eyes, reality overcomes me, I'm living a lie.