I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day.

As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is.

Poetry and lyrics are very similar. Making words bounce off a page.

Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know, or pushing people down to get you where you want to go... soon your gonna find stealing other people toys on the playground won't make you many friends.

What I've learned is not to change who you are, because eventually you're going to run out of new things to become.

I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.

Don't ever call a guy first. The thing they want the most is whatever they can't have. It sounds really juvenile, but it works.