I don't think it should be a big deal who you love.

I became a people-watcher when I lost all my friends when I was 12.

I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.

Be good to people. Be good to every single person you come into contact with. My best friends are great musicians. But more than that, they're great people.

There are so many emotions that you're feeling, you can get stifled by them if you're feeling them all at once. What I try to do is take one moment - one simple, simple feeling - and expand it into three-and-a-half minutes.

Love is one of those things that should be so simple. You don't need to think about it and over analyze it when it's good.

I’ve learned that you can’t predict [love] or plan for it. For someone like me who is obsessed with organization and planning, I love the idea that love is the one exception to that. Love is the one wild card.