Any time I write a new song, I am jazzed about it for like 24 hours and then I am over it and want to write another one.

I started writing when I was around 6. I say 'writing,' but it was really just making up stuff! I started writing and doing my own thing. I didn't really know what a demo was or anything like that, so I started getting interested in studio gear and started learning about one instrument at a time. My first instrument was an accordion.

I'm from Louisiana, and that's where I got my start, in Cajun music. There's a huge music scene down there centered around our culture. Those are people that are not making music for a living. They are making music for the fun of it. And I think that's the best way I could have been introduced to music.

I grew up in a fun-loving environment - you work hard and play hard.

As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right.

All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.

Meeting Stevie Wonder was a massive, lifetime achievement for me. He's one of the sweetest people. I sense a kindred spirit in him, and I hope he'd say the same. Actually, he did.