When I sing, I pick out people in the audience and pinpoint on them. So if you feel that I am singing just for you, you may be right!

I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs are all about the human condition, and people will be able to find themselves in my songs.

Some people might go to the gym and swim laps, but I write songs. Every single day, I write something new and record it.

Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator.

I joke to people in the press that I realize I'm not black, I'm actually white. But I've got these roots in black American music. I love it.

When I embraced the rock hat, when I put it on two or three years ago, when I realized I'm gonna go and make really focused rock albums, it felt like wearing an old shoe. It was a perfect fit.