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

Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there's music in the air there.

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

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

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

I can show you in music better than I can tell you in words.

Any young, aspiring musicians out there, if music is what you want to do, if music is what you love and your passion. It doesn't take a fragrance, it's not about the tabloids, it's about you putting in the work, practicing every day, practicing your vocals, practicing your instrument, practicing songwriting. Hopefully one day you write the song the whole world wants to get down to. I promise you, if you go out there and sing and you put your heart and soul into it and you follow your dream, one day you're going to be sitting next to Ellen DeGeneres talking about how you broke records and rocked the Super Bowl.