I want to keep people engaged and I want them to feel connected to what I'm doing.

I want to keep people engaged and I want them to feel connected to what I'm doing.

That's a song about reaching deep inside yourself where you can completely be who you are.

The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable.

I think I've grown a lot in the last few years, and I needed to express myself as an artist on this. It wasn't necessarily about going in and making an album chocked full of hit singles... there were a lot of things I did out of the joy and the want to do it.

With age comes wisdom and confidence, and I don't feel like I'm seeking approval as much as I used to from other people.

I'm not ready to retire, and I think I have some of the best music of my life coming up.