I think it's the first idea I ever got about doing something on my own, because it was the first time I have ever really felt the confidence to do it.

I can give you my personal opinion: love the music, hate the business. It's a screwball business, and there are a lot of players who will straight-up lie to you.

I think it's the first idea I ever got about doing something on my own, because it was the first time I have ever really felt the confidence to do it.

If you can answer the question of why you’re doing it, it’s the right thing to do.

I didn't put out this album because I wanted everybody to know I was grown up. I'm 21 and that's not grown up.

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.

The values my mother taught me were like, if you're going to do something, don't half-ass it. I remember her literally saying that to me. Like the first time I ever heard the term half-ass was coming from my mother's lips. I was probably 8 or 9. If you're going to do something, go ahead and throw 115 percent at it, and if you get 100 percent back, well, there you go - you're perfect.