I never really had any friends my age. I've grown up in the adult world all my life.

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.

Even listening to a lot of other music inspires me, too. Like I'll find something and be like, "I love this group!" And I want to write something that's kind of like this.

I needed to become something besides the star everybody had built me up to be.

I need honor in my life from somebody playing for keeps.

Being where I'm at, standing in these shoes, it feels amazing. It feels like a weight has been lifted.

What people don’t understand is that it wasn’t about Dean or Eddie, it was about whether or not I was in the right place.