I think it's always important to constantly keep the band on their toes and try new things that you hope will work. That's how 'Apologize' was born, and maybe down the line another little song will be born by that mentality. I've always really liked that song.

A lot of people don't have near the amount of success as I've been blessed to have, and it's all about working hard and hoping that continues.

I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

You never take your fans for granted. You always appreciate them every show, night in, night out.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

My thing is you just have to try to feel young and stay young. Obviously you get a little older, but I still want my music to be young. I don't want to sound like an old dad onstage, so you just have to write music that sounds young.

To have your first No. 1 as an artist was everything I could have ever dreamed for. Now we're keeping our fingers crossed, and hopefully we'll have many more, but there's certainly nothing like the first one.