As a songwriter, I think that comes with the territory. The older you get, you like to say it doesn't matter, but you care what people think about what you do.

We all have our fears, our insecurities. I'm not different from anyone else.

I'm a family guy. A lot of my songs are inspired by my kids. Simple relationships. Watching them grow up, watching them share experiences with me and vice versa.

I was able to truly immerse myself in the record-making process. I'm excited about music.

Musically, there's probably nothing better than, after spending weeks or months of grinding on a lyric or a song, when you play a good song from beginning to end for the first time - there's a moment there where all the pain and suffering is worth it.

As a sports fan, the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup makes me feel very alive.

Usually it is a painful process (writing), "Superman" came in 45 minutes; "100 Years" in four months.