Surround yourself with friends who only call you a superstar

Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.

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 like doing very high action things. Running, boxing, a lot of free weights. They're not heavy. I eat what I want, really, because I think that while you're working out you can eat better.

Music is a very powerful thing. If I'm angry, I can write a song about it, and it seems to make everything okay.

I wanted to write about relationships. But I didn't feel I had the experience to sing about them in a deep way. Studying psychology helped me out in terms of my understanding. I still look through my old textbooks when I'm in need of inspiration.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.