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.

You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.

Hawaiian music is beautiful and simple.

You have to be who you are, and hopefully they dig it

Songwriters, you have to work - you have to wait for residuals. You have to pray that the song's going to be a hit. And then a year later, you might get a check.

To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.