My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I've learned to write pop songs.

I believe if I knew where I was going, I'd lose my way.

Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.

What I really love is touring on a bus with my band playing shows every night and feeling the audience, feeling the presence of people actually listening to my music. Feeding my soul is what touring feels like for me and I absolutely refuse to have a bad time doing something I really, really love.

It felt very natural to me to write a Christmas song, but at the same time I had to really put all sorts of pressure aside and just let the creativity flow and see what came out.

When people come to my shows, they have the freedom to feel something, and we're all just a big bowl of feels.

Music has been my everything since day one. It's been my shoulder to cry on, my rock and my best friend.