I think especially since going solo it's pretty clear that I'm completely being myself.

I want to play a show at Madison Square Garden in New York, which is where the New York Knicks play. That's what I want.

A true measure of success is just to work hard and get my music out there and just be myself and be real.

I listen to a pretty wide variety of albums so as to get influenced by nothing particular.

Writing a great song is not a simple task, but I feel like when everything comes together and you sing it in a certain way that no-one else can sing it, when it's written in a certain way that's perfect for the way that you're performing it, that those are the things that make a song great.

I'm not avoiding specifics, but I've always written songs from more of a global standpoint.

I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer - to be able to try new things and experiment, and ultimately challenge myself as a performer and as a songwriter and just to commit to ideas, and not be afraid to be myself.