I'm a very melody-driven writer and I have a rule that I don't write anything down because if I can't remember the melody than it wasn't worth remembering. So it's my way to test myself in the studio. When I was a kid I could sing pretty well so melody always made a lot of sense to me.

My idol when I was growing up was Michael Jordan the basketball player because of his work ethic rather than his talent and because of what he went through to be as good as he was.

I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least.

If I'm not learning from something that I'm doing, then that means I've done it before. Do something different, even if it's within the same medium.

It's nice to marry your best friend. It suits me.

The Holy Land... What an experience. I will never forget this day.

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