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.

In so many of my songs, I'm trying to touch on various aspects of love.

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

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.

I've learned that love takes priority.

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.

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