The only thing contrived is the production - you can over-produce to the point you kill a good idea, you can under-produce so that the song's amazing but you'll have folks at a radio station saying they won't play it, so there's this balance, and it has to be true.

I'm a sucker for pop melodies, things you can't get out of your head.

Crowds respond to anthemic choruses.

Im not interested in fad songs.

I have to shut down from other artists, because otherwise I end up giving them my stories.

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

Honest always sells. Always has, always will.