I have this fear of falling in front of large groups of people. That's why I tend not to wear heels.

I don't like to feel like I'm in a club when I'm in my car and I turn on the radio. Anything that ceases to be a song and just sounds like house music kind of stresses me out.

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.

The world doesn’t owe you anything. You have to work for everything you get and you have to appreciate every bit of success the world gives you.

Maybe you won't find a place where you fit in for a very long time, but you eventually will.

I'm shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town

It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.