As far as depths of geekiness... I have more friends in World of Warcraft than I do in real life!

You have to be uncomfortable in order to be successful, in some ways. Because if you stay in your comfort zone, you would never do the things that you need to do.

It’s not about trying to change the world, it’s about trying to not be changed by it

Sometimes hate hurts more than love feels good. Just have to realize it's because we're more used to love. Let the haters stumble by.

A career is a progression of ups and downs, how you deal with them and how you bounce back.

One girl, actually, in the UK — it was a really small show in Wales — a girl came up to me and said that because of one of my songs she was still alive. She’d decided not to commit suicide. It was a really emotional moment.

You don’t have to feel safe to feel unafraid.