If you date a musician, you're never, ever really gonna be first either. You're gonna be right behind the music and maybe right close.

I am so anti-people's opinions when I'm making a record, but when it's finished and I put it out there, I hope somebody likes it.

No matter who you meet in life, you take something from them, positive or negative.

Anytime something starts to feel like a popularity contest or not about the music, I'd rather just not be involved. I'm not a big high-fiver. That really gets to people around me when we have a No. 1 or something big happen. I'm not a big, 'Let's go have a party about it!

I've always said I've wanted to be around forever. I never wanted to be the latest, greatest thing. I want to be like Willie Nelson - touring when I'm 70. To do that, you can't be the latest, greatest thing because those things fizzle out.

Every storm runs, runs out of rain

I've never listened to an album once I've finished it. All I hear is what I should've done different. I beat myself up over it.