I think when I first started discovering I could write songs, I was so naive. And it was after I got broken up with and had my heart sliced up into a bunch of little pieces that I was like, "I'm going to say this." I didn't even know how to play guitar.

I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.

I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person.

Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard.

The intention of being married is the vow, right? You want to put everything into it to make it a success.

When you write a great song, it just blows you away. When you write a song that connects with people around the world - I mean like it actually transcends language barriers - you see how it can affect people, and it's quite a tall order to follow up on.

And all I know is, you've got to give me everything. Nothing less 'cause, you know I give you all of me.