I want people to think of Hawaii and think of palm trees and magical islands and Bruno Mars.

Never had much faith in love or miracles, Never wanna put my heart on the line

Music is not math. It's science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.

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.

It's just all love. That's what music is. That's why music is created. To make people feel good, to uplift people. That's what musicians are for: to give everyone an escape, to let everyone feel good and take people out of everyday problems, so that they can hear music and sing words that are hopefully relatable.

Oh every time I close my eyes I see my name in shining lights

Be in control. Know who you are. And don't try to be different just to be different.