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.

Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.

I'm a big sports fan in general.

When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.

It's pretty cool to see how far music can take you.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

I've been so blessed to have my career gradually get bigger and bigger, so I've been able to absorb stuff and take stuff gradually.