There's a lot of beauty in the world, so go hang out and go be a part of the solution rather than the problem. Read Summary
Fear, to me, is a guiding thing more than anything. Read Summary
I just have to accept that I won't ever be Al Green, which is a hard pill to swallow. Read Summary
To me, women have always been the sturdiest people in my life and have been incredible sources of energy. Read Summary
As I learn more about myself, I think people learn more about me as well. It seems to correlate that way. I learn how to represent myself more as it goes on. Read Summary
When you first get sober, you feel like a superhero. You feel real emotion because you've been suppressing it forever. It's so much easier to navigate what's important. Read Summary
I'm gonna make music, and I'm gonna capture every aspect of being a human being. That's really all I'm trying to do. I think that artists and pop culture identities are used to simplify what it means to be a human and pigeon-hole people into looking up to one role model. Read Summary
I never watched 'Cheers,' actually. Read Summary
Singing, to me, just feels really vulnerable. Read Summary
My mom did more press than me for 'Faces.' Read Summary
Performing 60,000 people, that's easy. The energy's already there. They're already doing most of the work. All you gotta do is not forget the words - and feed them energy, too. Read Summary
Everyone that I work with is a friend. I won't make a record with anyone unless we kick it. Read Summary
I flood the Internet with what I think is quality content. That's why I did things like giving out a song every 100,000 Twitter followers because I am just looking for ways to get my fans to hear all this music without over saturating things. Read Summary
I've been playing a guitar since I was 10 years old. Read Summary
It never gets boring for me because there's so many different things to explore in the studio. The studio's become the sanctuary that people have come in and found new things out about themselves, as weird as that sounds. But it's true, I'm no different. I've made some crazy hard records, and I've made a jazz album. Read Summary
Just because someone may or may not have someone that writes some words for them doesn't mean that, A, they don't have to kill it on the performance, and, B, they don't have to have the ear for what's tight and what's not, which is something a lot of people don't have. Read Summary
When you feel sad, it's okay. It's not the end of the world. Everyone has those days when you doubt yourself, and when you feel like everything you do sucks, but then there's those days when you feel like Superman. It's just the balance of the world. I just write to feel better. Read Summary
My ideology was, if I just make very happy music, very happy music, then people will forget about whatever their problems are. I will forget about my problems. Read Summary
If I had a Salvador Dali painting, I would cuddle it to sleep. Read Summary
I used to just think about what my fans wanted all the time. But it just started feeling weird to me. I want to just show everyone who I am and stick to my vision. I have to trust myself. Read Summary