I think every tour stop on the west coast is equally rewarding for me. There is something healing about the air and the light in the west.

On tour I'm finding out that I am half gypsy, 40% vagabond, and 10 house cat.

I do what works best for me, but it might not work for somebody else.

I want to build a treehouse village connected by bridges in the woods by my house so my friends have a place to stay.

I love writing with Colbie [Caillat]. We have something very magical together that's difficult to describe. We're very comfortable with each other, and that's really important for co-writing. I think both of us bring different things to each song.

Because of our situation, God has given us an opportunity to almost transcend our gender, which gives us a vision and sensitivity that other people don't have. They think that being white and male is going to save the world; but life is not The Lion King.

When I was 17 I got a guitar for my birthday and started discovering Bob Dylan and James Taylor and the whole '60s thing, and that made me want to make songs, to go beyond just playing an instrument. I needed to write I guess.