I love Soundgarden, I love Rage Against the Machine, Simon & Garfunkel.
I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from.
When you go through life, when you go through different things, you take risks, you question yourself. I think everybody does, at some point in their life, question themselves.
I know what it's like to be shoveling to pay bills. I know what it's like to not have a job.
I'm not interested in just putting out one hit.
I think I can connect with an audience because I know what it's like to be on the other side of it and I really remember all of that.