When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.

Everything I have now is so real, so vivid.

I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

Back in college, when I got kicked out of school, I was still in school, I'd just written the song that got me my record deal. If I hadn't gotten kicked out of school I wouldn't be where I am now. Three months after that, I got my record deal and the rest is history.

As I've gotten older, now I've really got to back that up with record sales. Anytime showed me that I could still have some of those elements I wanted, but you still have to come with hit after hit after hit.

There's no substitute to being successful on an actual chart.

I'm never satisfied with what I do.