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

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.

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time.

I can't figure out why fans keep coming, maybe it's because they dig the songs.

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

I never was strutting through the hallways like, "Yeah, I'm a singer/songwriter." That's never a cool thing to do - to be the brooding guy.

It's hard to deny talent. If you're good, you're good.