I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time

I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically

Love has a reason There's a meaning to the world We're giving love.

I'm no heartthrob. Honestly, I am really happy that people are just giving me a chance and paying attention to what it is I have to say, because I certainly hope I have a lot more to say than I do to look at. That's more important to me.

I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I'm everything. I've got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don't know some of it. I'm pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish.

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.