I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This is a world smash!' when I finish a song.

I think that success is having fun.

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

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.

What I like about Elvis is the same thing I like about James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince. These guys, back in the day, there was no smoke and mirrors. It was just raw talent. They would step out onstage and command an audience. Talk about awesome.

Every time I try to write a song, when I sit down and think I'm going to write, I really want to write a song, and it never works out. It's always when it hits me unexpectedly on a plane or right before I go to bed, something like that.

I just know that I'm a fan of all different kinds of genres. You're supposed to be free doing music, and that's how I feel.