I realized that I wanted to get better in every way. As a person, as a friend, as a songwriter, as a musician, as an artist, record producer, you name it.

When I'm onstage I feel changed.

had no excuses for the things that we'd done, we were brave, we crazy, we were mostly young.

I hate album covers where people are just smiling so big. It's like a neon sign that says PLEASE COME BUY ME.

I'm dating a girl who's pretty levelheaded. She's a nurse. She's a real, normal girl. Which is what I need because my life isn't normal.

Before, I was more concerned with getting on the radio, like many young artists.

I have never said a negative thing about anybody, even when the whole world was saying I was gay because Renée Zellweger cited fraud.