I feel it's my job to continue being a student of music if I want to continue being an artist and a producer of other artists. You have to keep filling your mind with other music. You have to be ahead of the curve.

My dad was just the king of finding these little spots for us to stay that we should never have been staying at.

I want there to be a piece of me in my music, you know? I genuinely believe that's the secret of all the success that's happened (for me).

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

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

I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my music serious, but I like to have fun.

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.