“I have a thing where if I’m not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.”

I come up with more ideas when I’m on the road, but I don’t get to finish them. I don’t get to fully flush them out because I’m so busy on the road. I’m very all over the place, but I’m definitely most creative when I’m out here.

I think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same.

It’s extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can… I think it’s important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it’s very hard to meet those expectations. That’s been a big stress in my life.

Sometimes when the song is right for that time period, it’s just kinda bad to let it wait, and then when you do release it eight months down the road, it’s not the same.

You can’t get too comfortable and relax, because your world can flip overnight.

Every time I write a song my approach changes.

Every time I write a song my approach changes.

Every time I write a song my approach changes.

Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.

Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.

Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.

The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.

My mom says I’m not allowed to move out, but I’m allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won’t be able to do it myself. So she said she’ll accept it if I do that.

There’s a lot more to success than just singing.

I’m a very spontaneous person. When I see something that might be fun or different, I will try it.

A lot of the moves I make originate from futsal. It’s played in a very small space, and the ball control is different in futsal. And to this day my ball control is pretty similar to a futsal player’s control.

The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.

The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.

Visualization is the human being’s vehicle to the future – good, bad, or indifferent. It’s strictly in our control.

I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around, I want to be in control of it.

Waiting for the end to come, Wishing I had strength to stand, This is not what I had planned, It’s out of my control.

Because I’m fairly big, I like to use my body. So I’ll control the ball, even when there’s a player on me, and then I’ll pass.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.