Surfing and music were incredible outlets for me when I was a kid. And there are some really tricky times when you're growing up and it's easy to make a wrong decision, even with a good family and community around you. Surfing and music kept me out of trouble.

There’s nothing that you can sell me that can make me happy.

Hope is not something you can just place in your back pocket or put your fingers around – it’s the belief in a world that has yet to exist.

If it doesn't break your heart it isn't love

I usually write from my own experience, and that's definitely a true statement for me. I think having a song about desiring to live and wanting to get it right, which many of my songs do, often I have to clarify that I haven't figured it out yet.

Information has become king, whereas wisdom should be king and there is a big difference between the two.

I think of myself as more of a lover rather than a fighter, but sometimes you have to fight for what you love.