Mackie is an electronics recording company backing me, and they're willing to invest giving equipment to schools that I choose, and they've already started doing that.

Stop thinking you have to go to big industry to have a big life, because it's not the truth.

I first met Hanson over in Japan and they gave me some great advice about the fans and they seem real down to earth. They're great.

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

The most spiritual place you can be in your life is when youre being very real, when youre not allowing everybody and everything to influence your decisions and your moods, and whats morally right or ethically right.

I have so many plans! Sometimes it's hard to keep up because at this point it's just been me and the little bit of help my label gives me.

Find your authentic voice, become vulnerable, and then put yourself out there.