Every Song That I've Done Is Me

I Was A Nerd Academically. But I Was Also An Athlete And A Musician. I Never Wanted To Be Shut Out Of Any Situation. I Think It Was That More Than Anything.

You Can't Listen To What People Who Aren't Musical Have To Say. When Anytime Was Released, I Had Bad Reviews, And At First I Was Hurt. Your Songs Are Like Your Children. You Don't Want To Hear, 'your Kid Is Ugly.' But I Knew The Record Was Good And It Would Sell.

I Kind Of Hate The Fact That People Are Always Trying To Put You Into A Category. I Hate Walls, And I Hate Boundaries. I Don't Like That. I Listen To Everything.

When Somebody Shows Up And They Believe In You, It Makes All The Difference.

You Know, Most Of My Career I Wrote About Moments In Time. All Of Us Have Felt One Thing Or Another And It Didn't Last Very Long. Now I'm Drawing From Real Experience. It's A Huge Difference.