My favorite color is purple. I have a huge velvet purple comforter on my bed.

I believe you can remember the future as much as the past

When I was a kid in Eugene, Oregon, there was this fantastic guitar player who went out on the tables, chairs, out in the audience and played. So I started taking my guitar in the audience. I tripped, fell backwards and ripped my pants.

My mentoring program is pretty specific, it's about self-empowerment, about being able to find solutions through teamwork. That's one of my first goals.

My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me

I've also been writing for other artists, producing other artists, doing some country stuff. Those lyrics I tend to leave more universal.

I have a lot of survivor insticts, and I know when to quit. I know when to go forward it my life, but not everybody does.