I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West.

I really was kind of like a musical nerd. I would watch VH1's 'Behind The Music.' That was heavy when I was a kid. I would sit up and want to watch that all day instead of going outside sometimes.

It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.

Not to be arrogant, but I have a lot of hits, so my phone stay ringing, but it's consistent.

I watch artists say they wrote all these songs and don't mention anybody else who was involved, and that's fine. I don't expect an artist to give me credit. I know that they're gonna take the credit for everything. But, it's my job to give myself that exposure and not make excuses, not grow bitter.

AC/DC, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper - I learned stories of all these guys. That's when I fell in love with Queen, which is one of my favorite bands of all time... I started paying attention to what made music good. I started paying attention to why I liked it.

You're put in certain situations and it kind of opens up those doors and it opens up your eyes to realize what your true calling was.