I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.

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

A lot of people are really quick to say, "That song sounds like this." Or you - "He's tryin' to sound like this." And I'm always like, "You're damn right I am. That's how - that's why we're all here." You know, we all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.

I'm the Nickelodeon version of DangerMouse.

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

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

Don't you love it that Prince doesn't use Twitter? Don't you think he's somewhere on a unicorn?