I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.

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.

Most of the stuff I learned to play, I learned in high school. I had a band in high school, a jazz-fusion thing, and I was the keyboard player. I was interested in how the instruments worked and the theory behind playing with them.

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them.

I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the morning and then going to sleep that night with something that did not exist.