Albums are chapters. They're part of a story.

The stage is my comfort zone, and playing live is what I've always wanted to do. It's why I want to do two hundred dates a year. I wouldn't feel that way if I were nervous onstage.

I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange 'cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know.

I've got some crazy, stupid big goals. I really wanna headline arenas. I wanna have such a big crew that we've got to have 20 or 30 buses on the road because that's how big the show we're putting on is.

I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.

When I was in high school, I had binders with pictures of tour buses.

I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to.