I've been compared to people since the beginning. When you're starting out, you need a comparison so people will understand you right away.

I was looking for inspiration. I found it in California. The weather was always great, and the majority of San Diego seemed to be youth-and if you weren't 21 and couldn't get into the clubs, you'd go to a coffeehouse and hang out.

I struggle sometimes superficially with my management or with my own career about how much time I spend traveling or giving myself away to promote my music or myself when I'd rather be gardening or surfing or being at home with my loved ones. And everyone struggles with that; everyone struggles with having to go to work. And I struggle with how humankind ended up this way.

In case you never noticed, the path you never chose has chosen you.

Sometimes people forget their own greatness.

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

I love getting a smile out of my girlfriend - that makes me feel like I'm seen, or heard.