Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song.

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

Ever since I was a kid, this was all I wanted to do. I've wanted to do music. I wanted to sing. It's all I know.

In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion and the melody that drive it home.

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

You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians.

Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent; got kiss myself I'm so pretty.