I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.

It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.

I don't compete with other people in the industry, I compete with myself.

We need music the most when we’re feeling things really intensely. I think the most intense times in your life are when you’re either falling in love or losing it

As supportive as my hometown is, in my high school, there are people who would probably walk up to me and punch me in the face. There's a select few that will never like me. They don't like what I stand for. They don't like somebody who stands for being sober, who stands for anything happy. They're going to be negative no matter what.

You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after.

Every time i try and wink at someone, I mess it up and end up scaring people.