My songs always tend to have a good element to the story. That is who I am - an optimistic person.

If I can help encourage or inspire someone out there who is struggling with some of the same or similar issues as myself, then I think it's worth talking about.

My songwriting and overall approach to music go beyond just good singing and strong musicality - I want people, now more so than ever, to feel something and be moved somehow by the content I create.

As long as children are still getting kicked out of their homes by parents, getting bullied, commuting suicide, et cetera. it's definitely still worth talking about.

My songs always tend to have a good element to the story. That is who I am - an optimistic person.

Ordering pizza and jamming out with the contestants in our hotels and traveling the country together brought me so much joy.

Even in the sad songs, I want people to know that it won't always be like that.