I hate that feeling of being so full that you feel like you're gonna burst, so I try not to do that.

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

The common denominator is a love of music.

The way that I approach music has a bit of a sense of humor to it. Something slightly different that people can still relate to.

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.

Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them.