As I grow up, the lessons I learn in love and relationships and how we treat each other are hopefully maturing - hopefully.

Sitting on a bedroom floor crying is something that makes you feel really alone. If someone's singing about that feeling, you feel bonded to that person.

My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.

It can be heartbreaking when you find out that your fairytale image of the world doesn't match the reality.

(Talks about Lucky You) "The song was about a girl who didn't fit in and she didn't care and she was different than everyone else. I think there's a long chorus of me singing "Do do do do do do do do do do". It's very young and I look back and it's kind of interesting to hear those kind of storylines and the lyrics that I used to write compared to the lyrics that I write now.

Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.

When I get to tell a story through music videos or TV, it's all about finding the story that I want to tell, so I'm definitely open to acting roles, it just depends on the story.