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

Keep on shining, keep on smiling, don't lose faith, and don't lose heart. When you're crying, just keep trying to remind yourself, you're a shining star, yes you are.

The world when I was 13 wasn't truly driven by tabloid magazines and social media and reality shows. I was able to have a little more of a private life.

I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way.

People are so quick to judge and make decisions for themselves about situations they know absolutely nothing about.

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

Even one kid going hungry in America is one too many. How can we stand by when the reality is that there are more than 12 million underfed children in the U.S.? We can make a difference.