Even as a kid I would find the one person whose attention I didn't have and I would zone in on that person. It became a challenge.

The most boring thing in the world? Silence.

As far as the press is concerned, they're going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It's accurate.

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.

In creating music you are the writer, the director, the producer, you create it from scratch. Obviously in playing a role in a film, you take guidance and put your trust into the director. You come into it and you really trust people.

I believe people can move things with their minds.

Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head.