Some of the songs I wanted to be really full, [but] there's something to be said for just a voice and a guitar

For as long as we can trace back human life, there's always been some sort of music - ceremonies, rituals. It's part of the human makeup.

I try to keeps things pretty light, try to make people laugh. I find it difficult to keep trying to promote myself. I know that's the whole point of it, to promote my music, but I like to use it to be funny and silly.

It should be like a driver's license - no one can have an Instagram until they're 18. It's the wild, wild west, the internet.

What you see online isn't real. How many likes you get on Instagram doesn't have any bearing on how good of a person you are, how good your heart is. It's all for fun; it shouldn't affect you so deeply.

I love you more than I could ever promise because you take me the way I am.

I think kids who have music in their lives are more focused. They have better attention spans. They excel more in their studies. They have a better sense of self-esteem and self-worth.