Crowds respond to anthemic choruses.

I knew I could make money from songwriting, so how much and when was not really the question.

I'm a huge Lady GaGa fan - she makes the world a more incredible place.

I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.

Everything that kills me , makes me feel alive

I think the best songs are being written by the very under-stated, under-appreciated indie artists. The thing that separates them from mainstream success is they either consciously or unknowingly refuse to deliver on a big chorus.

I started selling corn dogs, ended up in the music industry. That's how it all started.