I'm always so pleased when I can get a song or be given a song that really speaks to me and I can interpret, but if given the opportunity to really write from the heart and try and bring some personality to whatever this genre would be, it was a great opportunity for me.

Music is so 100 percent for me that the idea of giving that up in any way, shape, or form would be terrifying to me.

Don't give up. It's just the weight of the world.

After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.

Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music.

Art matters because it is the one true great connector in a world that seems to be very unconnected.

Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.