I don't want to be the next anyone. I just want to be me, now. And that means all different things.

Staring at the blank page before you, Open up the dirty window, Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find.

A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.

I did actually like school. When I was 17, I was in college, but before that, I was home-schooled. I was very social. I liked to know everyone.

I don't want to be the next anyone. I just want to be me, now. And that means all different things.

Hope is such a powerful thing. We all have hope for different things, but I think sometimes we need to share our hope with other people. We're sometimes in our own issues, and it isolates us, but when we come together and encourage each other and give a little bit of hope, it can, like it says in the song, go a long way.

People don't listen to one radio station. On iTunes you can mix different worlds and bring country and pop and folk and live music together with a mass audience. I could have sung 'Easy' in a country way but I just sang it how I sing. I think it's a really nice blend.