Whenever I'm on tour and I'm in my hotel room and I'm writing and playing my guitar, I go in the bathroom and I record whatever I'm writing in there. It's just what I love to do.

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.

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.

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

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

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