No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal.

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

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.

No matter what your age and no matter where you come from, everyone can change the world in some way, whether it's being a mentor to someone younger than you or someone that doesn't have as much experience as you. If you're passionate enough, you can do whatever you want and definitely change the world.

I hate birthdays. It's so funny, people always come up to me, "Hey! It's my birthday!" But when it's my birthday, I don't want to talk about it, I don't wanna tell anybody.

As a new artist there's always outside influences trying to tell you how to make a song better for radio and how to do your hair.

I was the boy who liked to sing his own songs at talent shows, and I was suddenly officially uncool.