It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music.

I've also learned to only write songs and melodies that really work for my voice and that I won't have issues doing live. Because you can get really, really comfortable in the comping process: out of five takes, maybe one of those high notes that you struggled to do, nailed it, and then live you're having that challenge of really having to recreate that.

Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God.

I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion.

When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so.

I remember being really young and having this voice inside that told me to trust my gut. And my gut has been really, really strong in my life. It's pretty vocal and it leads me.

I think the thing about what I want to achieve for the label is it to really be a home for artists who are already developed, who already have a great sense of their artistry or their imaging, who don't really feel or want that marketing push.