There is a certain... chivalry to the style of singing I normally do. Part of the fun for me will be to leave that at the door.

I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belong.

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.

When I feel confused or depressed, I remember back to junior high and I silently repeat, 'This, too, shall pass.'

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

It wasn't that I got pinned against my locker, but I was intensely aware that the things I valued weren't shared by anyone. Girls didn't like me, and I had few friends.

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.