I think with each generation comes more opportunity. At least that's the way that I see it. I grew up in a generation that watched the birth of the internet. We all have. But I feel like I look around at the generation younger than me and it's a very opportunistic mantra.

We've been in that situation where you're just so happy to be doing what you love to do that you get taken advantage of.

My favorite thing in the world was to make people sing - until I made people laugh. Then that became my favorite thing in the world.

I think people sometimes don't pay enough attention to what they do. I've done well, but the reason is pretty simple: I've worked my ass off. The toughest thing a performer can do is make it look as if it comes easy.

The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them.

You can say things a million times, but if you can't sing it, then it really isn't much of a song.

We gotta figure out a way to pay our teachers more. They're like surrogate parents away from home. They have such a huge responsibility and they're underappreciated and underpaid.