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.

Heartbreak is the national anthem. We sing it proudly.

In this business you have to develop a thick skin, but I'm always going to feel everything. It's my nature.

I've always been a hugger. If we all hugged more, the world would be a better place :)

I believe when it comes to love, there's something intangible about who we are attracted to, and I don't think I have a pattern.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.

I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce.