Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.

The sun won't shine since you went away, seems like the rain's falling every day. There's just one heart, where there once was two; that's the way it's gotta be until I get over you.

I felt like a dork growing up.

That's my fun time so, to me, doing my homework, studying on what I do, watching the movies, listening to music, all that inspires me so I focus a lot on that and practice

I enjoy my fun time and everything like that but I love what I do

I've always been heavily engaged with my fans on the internet from day one. That connection's one of the reasons why I've been able to enjoy such longevity in my career.

It wasn't until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music