I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies.

There are no record companies in Waikiki.

What I like about Elvis is the same thing I like about James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince. These guys, back in the day, there was no smoke and mirrors. It was just raw talent. They would step out onstage and command an audience.

I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.

To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free.

You know, I just do whatever feels right to me! And so that's what you're gonna get!

I can't even speak Hawaiian, but if you go there and listen to a Hawaiian song, you get captured because it's so beautiful, like the melody is just gorgeous and you know Bob Marley is on the radio every single day. It's very reggae-influenced down there. Basically, you haven't been to paradise if you haven't been to Hawaii.