The greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out.

I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.

I think that I was being much more uptight about those things before. I feel like I really don't have to prove anything at this point other than what I'm doing.

The album is a definite departure. I haven't written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis and I did six songs together on this one.

But the greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out. You want the listener to find the song on their own. If you give too much away, it takes away from the imagination.

I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.

The greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out.