You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.

People can hear my songs are coming from something real. I mean what I say; I'm not just writing to impress critics or young girls, or older girls. The way I talk is the way I write a song.

Honolulu is a melting pot.

I love artists like Prince, who hold on to that element of mystery.

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.

I love doing shows. I love rocking shows. I love playing instruments. I love singing. If I can find a way to do that and feed my family, then I'm a happy man.

Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player in the world... a guy who mastered that instrument. It was talking when he played. And when he did a solo, he made the guitar cry - or made it sound like it was coming from the devil's amplifier.