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

My dad is adorably optimistic, positive, pie-in-the-sky. He thinks every new song I write is my best. He sells T-shirts at my merchandise stands and hands out guitar picks to fans.

I always aspire to just be really nice to people. To be kind.

I never want to end up being a self-centered, vain human being.

I didn't know what a stockbroker was when I was eight, but I would just tell everybody that's what I was going to be.

Sophistication isn't what you wear and who you know.

I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's a natural process.