To be the name on somebody's shirt that they've made themselves in preparation for one of your shows - it doesn't get much cooler than that.

There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now

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

Crowded hallways, are the loneliest places, for outcasts and rebels,or anyone who just dares to be different.

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.

Dream as big as you want because they come true everyday

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.