We definitely set out to make a great 'radio' record. We set out to write great hooky choruses-but with verses that said something.

As a singer and songwriter, I have great admiration for many of the budding stars who come to try their hand at performing and can relate to the hopes and aspirations of all the contestants, no matter how good or bad.

We definitely set out to make a great 'radio' record. We set out to write great hooky choruses-but with verses that said something.

I'm living life as best I can - but I'm not exempt from failure and making bad choices.

I don't care if I'm in too deep.

We live in an epidemic of self-hatred. I see it daily with people coming at me, and they do it to everybody, it's not just me. The hatred is really stemming from them not liking themselves. When you look at it that way, I feel so much empathy and understanding for those people.

I know society these days, I know people are wanting to find everything they can to pick things apart, but I have to write from my heart and my experiences, and I fully own them. Those are mine to share.