When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.

I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.

I am nervous that the craft of songwriting is taking a nose dive...And since I'm a songwriter and I connect with an interpretative, you know, interpretation of a song, I miss it. I just miss it.

I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.

You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.