I have certainly faced my fair share and will likely come across more. These experiences have been fuel for my music. Facing these challenges has forced me to recognize my own inner strength.

Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both.

Taking constructive criticism from others is required to get to the next level.

My strength is in my ability to be versatile.

No matter what you're going through, there is no temporary feeling or circumstance that can take away the core of who you are.

Home is a place from which you can draw strength.

The people who come out on top in music business have persistence. It is key! Fall down seven times; stand up eight. It takes a lot of courage and an unwavering belief in yourself and your abilities.

Everyone faces challenges from the fierce competition as well as the manipulative crooks that are rampant throughout the music business.

Knowing how to market yourself and your press materials is key.

In Europe, radio stations are owned by a variety of different entities, so there is less uniformity on radio programming and more opportunity for artists to get radio play and break overseas.

Many artists who sign deals in the US and UK get the benefit of worldwide promotion and have a better shot at breaking globally.

You judge people in the context of their time, not in the context of ours.

Compromise isn't so painful if you're the one setting the terms.

The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.

I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'. When she said, hey man, you crazy or somethin'?

You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.

Distrust those in whom the desire to punish is strong.

We must always speak of the efficacy of the ministry in such a manner that the entire praise of the work may be reserved for God alone.

Fascism isn't a libertarian doctrine! It just isn't, never will be and it can't be cast as one.

There are no little fights for me. I consider every fighter dangerous. You lose when you think a fighter is not on your level and then he comes in hungrier than you. That will never happen to me.

Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.