I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.

I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experiences I had last year of moving to California and traveling to places like Rome and Nicaragua where I met a lot of people just had a really big impact in my life.

I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.

I can lick my elbow. I know that's supposed to be impossible, but I can do it!

Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are.

Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.

I think the most challenging part of being a performer is just making sure that people know that when you get up there every night, it's unique and that you care.