You can help me by advancing equality, supporting arts and education, and saving this goddamn planet.

My parents were always very supportive and accepting. They even shared my curiosity for life, or perhaps I theirs.

You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you.

You can help me by advancing equality, supporting arts and education, and saving this goddamn planet.

I have always wanted to do an acoustic record from the very beginning of my career. I was a coffeeshop artist where everything I did was acoustic.

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 love the feeling of putting my feet back on the sand after I've been out in the ocean for a while. I love that. I guess the adrenaline calms down when the sense of balance returns in a really grounded way.