I don't think there's anything wrong with singing a song and having fun with it.

In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.

You have to believe that things can be bigger than what you see in front of you in order to move forward.

Learning how to relive again on life's terms sure doesn't do much for your confidence. You have to kind of walk in faith that the next step is going to be just a little bit better than the last step.

I've certainly had to bite my tongue on occasion and live to fight another day, so to speak, on certain things. But when you're new and fresh, you come out and think, 'I don't want to screw my chance up, so I'll go along with what everybody else does.'

The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road.

I wanted to make a traditional record that had a lot of art and showed my vulnerable side and showed things I'm passionate about.