Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.

I pay attention to how I look but I don't let it go too far.

What's really cool is to be able to write music and have people around the world [who are] able to relate to it. They tell you that [your] song helped them get through a divorce or they got married to that song. It makes me want to keep doing that for [myself] and for people.

Wait a second Why should you care what they think of you? When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you? Do you like you? You don't have to try so hard, you don't have to give it all away, you just have to get up You don't have to change a single thing.

Well, I started writing songs about three years ago when I learned to play the guitar, but I've been singing since I was eleven.

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

And when I perform on my own tour, I have to talk myself into going out on that stage every single night.