I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.

Touring is always important to me. It's like a big IOU to my fans, because I know they are the reason I exist.

I come from a very non-accepting family, but I'm very accepting.

I have a lot of ambition.

I still have a spiritual base and a spiritual foundation. And my conversation with God is very open-ended. I pray for humility, honestly, because it's very easy to be caught up in this world.

Many people think I try to be like Lady Gaga but what they don't know is that I'm a Britney Spears wanna be.

I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.