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

I hope people half my age and twice my age will listen to my music - I want it to live forever and for my audience to feel like they have a friend in my music. Music is a spirit. It heals. It's an amazing thing to be loved and appreciated, and sometimes, music has not just been my best friend, it's been my only friend.

A good album can make your day. A great album can change your life.

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

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.

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.

I believe when you meet the right person it clicks, and you both know and you start making it work, you know?