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

Singing brings out in me what I can't normally bring out in everyday life. It's an incredible feeling to be able to bare your soul to people you've never met in a way that can make them understand so clearly what you mean. That's what I love most about singing ... it becomes my truest form of communication.

If there is one thing that is constant in this world, it is the power of music.

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

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.

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

I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!