I learned to play piano on my own and my parents thought "Oh it would be a good thing for you take piano lessons. That's the way you really need to learn to play the piano."

I'm identifying with the underdog. And it makes totally sense to me.

I have to do what I'm supposed to do with my life. Don't think less of me.

I love adventures so to me, the best part is you never know what's going to happen next.

When I hear about something that's hot, I back away from it. So I go and discover the stuff I wasn't paying attention to five years ago.

It's funny because I consider myself a musical scavenger. What that means to me is that I usually avoid feeding on the fresh meat. I kinda go for the meat that's kinda been forgot for a while.

Radio is less important than it used to be. Kids are not just hip-hop kids, just punk kids, just pop kids, just whatever kids. Everyone is mixing and matching on their playlists.

There's a big difference between guiding and controlling.

I give myself permissionto enjoy the present moment.

Ann: How does God’s character fit into things that seem totally against his character?

Having unceasingly grateful life requires demonstrating gratitude daily whether our daily life treats us kindly or not.

If you cannot be yourself in a relationship, you no longer have one.

All cats look gray in the dark.

Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

We have jobs that are in the pipeline, and I deal with all the executives, the big ones and the small ones. I have really gotten to know America.

My son thinks I'm hilarious, but he's only 1.

A little happy house is the strongest castle in this whole universe!