Anyone who tells you they're not nervous playing on the CMAs stage, I'm afraid they're not telling you the whole story.

I am grateful I got the chance to meet Stevie Wonder! He's like royalty to me and is one of my biggest inspirations.

At 22, there’s a lot of trying to figure out love, which at the end of the day, I’ve realized I’ll never figure out, though the process of trying is fun.

I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles - all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter.

If I could make noise with anything, I was going to.

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

I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.