I'd always wanted to grow my hair out. And now looking back on those photos I understand why I probably shouldn't have.

I actually got to write with one of my musical heroes, a guy named Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace. I got to sit down and write some songs with him, and that was pretty heavy. I listened to Our Lady Peace growing up. It got me through the teenage angst.

I'm admittedly a record guy. Singles and I are a different beast. I'm definitely an overall picture thinker.

It's amazing what a haircut and forgetting to shave will do.

I have to be involved. Whether it's me writing by myself or with other people, I definitely want to have my hand in the creative process. That's part of why I got into music in the first place.

The further you go on the show, the larger the budget gets. But in the beginning they were just like, "Here's a hundred bucks in L.A. Good luck."

I think the future is whatever I'm willing to make it.