My power of speech, unimpeachable. Only 19 but my mind is older.

With every word, I drop knowledge. I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal.

It was a real dream come true just to get the job [in Moana], and yeah, and we sort of got right to work.

My kid gets me out of bed in the morning.

I was one of several songwriters I think interviewed [for Moana]. I'm a huge fan of Disney animated movies, and I've always wanted to write an animated score since I was a little kid.

I feel like style is like accent. You don't hear it on yourself, and then everyone's like, man, you got a strong accent.

I'm not going to hang out with celebrities, I'm not going to parties. I have two songs due for Moana next week, and I'm going to go and spend some time with Maui and Moana in the ocean, in my mind.