I'm a big fan of the young 1950s Elvis when he would just go onstage and control the whole environment.

My dream was to not get a day job but to sleep, wake up and do my music. I want to keep that dream forever.

In Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.

There's always a bittersweet kind of thing, but I feel like everything had to work out the way it is. Everything that had to happen, happened.

I don't like two stories. I like one story. I never grew up with stairs. I like to stick to what I know.

I came to California and got signed at a young age. And it's not like you see in the movies, where you start rubbing shoulders with Timbaland and Pharrell, and you become a giant pop star.

I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.