I auditioned [for America's Most Talented Kids] just to see where I would rank. I had been playing [gigs] around town, and I wanted to see what people thought of me because when I played a show, everyone would clap but I didn't know what they were really thinking.

Wear the outfit; don't let the outfit wear you.

I love to dress myself. I have a unique style, but I don't try to do that - I just put on whatever I feel good in that day.

I see a lot of true artists... then you see them on the cover of Maxim. That's the lowest of low to me. I would never do anything like that.

[I can't start the day without] checking my cellphone... I love messages!

College is for finding yourself. I've established who I want to be.

I remember writing 'All I Want Is You' and hoping it would get me out of trouble. I haven't stopped writing songs or getting into trouble since.