“It’s the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.”

Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.

Business can change you, and chew you up, and spit you out, and be rid of you, and on to the next thing. That’s why it’s so important to know who you are and stand up for something.

Good food is an amazing blessing. Whenever you can sit down at a table, eat food that is extremely delicious, and are surrounded by people you love it’s: Wow, life is good.

When I’m on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It’s a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.

My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.

Love me like you’ll never see me again.

Love is accepting people for who they are and what they are, regardless.

Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.

From the beginning, I’ve had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say – and I’ve learnt that they’re meaningless, and they’re mostly inaccurate. So I don’t worry about it, because there’s nothin’ for me to deal with.

We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Who wants to stay the damn same all their life?

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind.

Everything you want to be, you already are. You’re simply on the path to discovering it.

I’ve been able to find a lot of what I’ve not had before: freedom, bravery, fearlessness. It’s empowering to find those things.

I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you’d better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that’s going to shape them. They are going to become you.

There’s something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self.

You could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn’t mean much without family.

I feel like I’m the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids.

I feel terribly vulnerable and ‘not-myself’ when I’m not writing.

Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.

Don’t feel bad for wanting to keep your family safe.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

If you’re feeling low, don’t despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning.

Make me feel at home, if you really care, scratch my back and run your pretty fingers through my hair.

I love writing songs because I love preserving memories, like putting a picture frame around a feeling you once had.