Through song you learn, and I think school systems need to learn that. Through the rhythm you can learn better, through melody, with something you need to learn, it's a vehicle for it.

Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a child?

I like to come up with the melodies, and I have a lot of ideas as far as structure goes.

In the end, I get a really good song, and in the end, I get the hits. Yeah, I'm that good.

I live for CAN-ing other people's can'ts.

Dogs have a lot of love.

I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way - bummed out and under pressure. I often don't do my homework. But I'll always walk that extra mile.