Every day was a struggle. Forget making plans for life - we were just trying to make it to next week.

My head's never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' where I have to follow the crime. If I can't turn my head off during that, I know I've really got a problem.

You have to able to make fun of yourself. Don't take things too seriously and when people make fun of you, laugh at it.

I think that there's a difference between getting your heart broken and getting let down.

For some reason, I'm really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs.

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

My brother gave me some good advice. He said, "What do you want to do? Do that because there are no rules when it comes to love. There are absolutely no rules. Do what you want to do." I think that was the most liberating piece of advice, because love really is unpredictable. There's trap doors, all kinds of scary stuff, caves and bears... You never know what's going to happen so you just have to do what you feel is right in the end.