I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.

Kids think books are cool, especially when they see that people they think books are cool are reading.

I don't know how to make magic. For most songwriter's that has only happened once or twice, and I don't know how to re-create that. I know that there are some tricks and tools, but the magic is the amazing part.

My world on the road always ends up feeling really small which is ironic because that's when I'm seeing the most places and meeting the most people!

A lot of people can figure out the social media aspect of it, or the merchandising aspect, or whatever and get enough momentum to start a career. To sustain it, you have to keep writing and you have to keep creating.

I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.

It's like a dream sometimes, a song just pops into your head and you can't tell if it's something you heard or it's new and you got to write it down.