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

I'm just a regular guy, but if you cross me it will get physical.

Any time you have a song that is directly connected to a very specific musical trend of the moment, you have immediately cut it off at the knees, doesn't matter if it goes to number one in the world, if you're too attached to a production style.

When life gives you the opportunity to check off a thing on the bucket list, you have to check them.

I grew up listening to English music.

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