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.

I have a pretty wide range of musical tastes.

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.

Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.

Writing on the road is a passion of mine.

If youve ever lived in Chicago, anyone who has, they know what a winter in Chicago is like. To be going through a tough time here in the winter would be just be all the more worse.