I hate my smile. I always have, even in my school pictures when I was a little kid.

I love living my life in flip-flops. I met a guy in the islands a while ago who told me he hadn't worn a pair of shoes in three years! I thought, 'Man, that's the life!'

I can say that I don't see myself with the foot on the gas pedal as hard as it's been down for 16 years.

I like to rock and roll, but I'm a mushy guy, too. I want to be the guy that all the girls love and all the guys want to hang out with.

We leaned on family, church, school, friends and sports. That's basically all we had. All those things really shaped my life and shaped me musically. It's why I write the way I do.

Live a little, love a lot.

Music's supposed to come from the heart. I felt like that if it ever got mechanical, I was going to back away from it.