I didn't want to call and schedule shows or call and make people listen to my music. Luckily, my friends and family really stayed on me and made me put myself out there.

A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good.

Talking with my friends and family every day helps keep me grounded and connected to home. They are the most important things to me.

I try to keep myself busy. I always hang out with my family and friends and my dogs. Go to the beach. Go swimming. Go get exercise. Go on a hike.

I think the older you get, the more you know about life, and the more you learn about yourself and you become comfortable in your own skin. So the older I'm getting, the more fun I'm having.

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

When I turned 19 I kinda realized that I needed to write my own songs instead of singing songs written by other people.