It's so easy for me to do a boy-bashing pop song, but to sit down and write honestly about something that's really close to me, something I've been through, it's a totally different thing.

It's important to be thankful, even if you're poor. I mean, come on, we all have clean water—well OK, not people in the developing world.

I sit down with a guitar player and if there's a situation I feel strongly about, or a guy that I've been thinking about or if I'm mad at a guy, it comes out.

Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.

I wrote about what I was going through at the time.

There's nothin' else I can do, but love you the best that I can.

I appreciate everything that I have, versus taking it for granted.