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 aspire to be as great as Michael Jackson is as an artist. I don't think any artist in pop, rock or hip-hop has ever done it any bigger than him. You know what I mean? He's the man.

Every artist should want to be like Michael Jackson

With my being from Hawaii and being very family oriented I don't really have a fear of a tragic ending. I dont see any tragic ending for me.

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

I don't try and be dark, but there are obviously darker emotions that I want to capture sometimes.

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