When I fall in love I take my time There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind You can turn off the sun but I'm still gonna shine and I'll tell you why.

I came from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where you have four seasons.

I meet people every single day who have heard the music and incorporated it into their lives. I feel like I have a tribe all around the world.

I still go through stages of wanting to try other trades. When I was young I thought I'd be a magician. And then a cartoonist. Or a professional roller-skater. But there wasn't much support for those on career day.

I really want to be able to keep going and I realize that in some aspects I've got to treat myself like an athlete.

My goal is to show everyone that they, too, can do what they love to do.

It may be a hundred-year battle to turn around our industries and finally get everyone living on sustainable energy with technology that can keep our lives comfortable. If that's the case, the first 20 years of the shift have actually done a lot to support that. But there's still a long way to go, and judging by the state of the environment, we don't have that kind of time.