There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.

Everyone has their own path and you cant judge.

I am big into water sports and just being out on the water. That is second nature to me, being from Florida.

I started putting down my own pen and spending some time searching for the best songs out there possible. It doesn't matter if I wrote them or not.

Anytime you put your name on a ticket with nothing else attached to it, that's the true testament to where you are in your career - how many tickets are sold.

If I'm happy with the song and it's a hit song or not, for the rest of my life, I can hang my hat on knowing I did the best I could, and I'll enjoy getting out there and doing it. That's all that really matters for me. The icing on the cake is people actually enjoy it and sing it back to you. That's when you know that you've done something great.

I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating.