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A lot of the albums that I've been really into are like, 'Oh man. That doesn't make him look like a perfect human. That actually shows his warts and his scars, and for some reason, I'm super drawn to him now because he shared that or she shared that with me.'
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I think I'm genuinely sincere, and that's what hopefully makes it work. I take that very seriously when I'm writing.
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Hunger is an issue that I've cared about for a very long time and is incredibly personal and important to me.
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I saw my dad doing it and thought to myself, 'I can do that.' I would be backstage watching him and running around the country with him singing to children. He would sing songs that taught children really good morals: like, 'Teaching Peace' was a song he used to sing to kids a lot.
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Women take so long to get ready, but when they get out of the bathroom, they look smokin' hot. That's the struggle of men throughout history, waiting by the door. The wait is so worth it. Always.
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From losing my mom, I'll never be okay; I'll never be put together again.
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I grew up a huge jock, a lot of basketball and football. We had a pond in my back yard growing up, and we played a lot of hockey, too. I loved to score goals.
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I always try to find things worth saying, things that are supposed to be said instead of being contrived. I do a ton of writing.
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I had my whole life to write a bunch of crappy songs and then play them in front of people and think, 'All right, that one out of these seven is really good; it's a keeper.' But on this second album, to be honest, I probably wrote about 50 songs where I was just trying to write a hit.
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Whether it's a 16-year old girl, or a mom, or a guy, or anybody, as long as they come up and they're excited to meet me 'cause they've had some sort of relationship with something I've created, it's the coolest thing ever. It never gets old. It's awesome.
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You need to be growing and getting better, and in L.A., it's so hard to get bookings. You literally have to pay clubs to book you. It's pay to play, and then you only get 30 minutes. That's no way to get good.
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I think if you pick someone that you love, you will continuously fall in love with them.
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Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music.
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I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.
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The fact that 'Honey, I'm Good' made such a splash and that people were catching it on radio, on Spotify, on Pandora, it's driving everybody to go hear the album.
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One of my passions in life is to try to inspire people. I don't know if that sounds cheesy, but I genuinely love to do that.
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Touring is really hard because you're gone for three months at a time.
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There's two things that are tough when you're trying to be a songwriter: Number one is, how do I write a great song? The second thing is, how do I write a great song that's right for me?
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I love 'Seinfeld.'
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Everyone deals with temptation. It's just there.
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I'm a big fan of talking about God. Whether people believe in God or not, that's so fascinating. Or where you go when you die is fascinating.
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I think there's a song for every moment. I don't think there's one right love song.
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I loved all sports, and New York's a pretty good sports town, and the Giants - I don't know why we chose the Giants over the Jets, but we chose the Giants.
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'Dancing With the Stars' was fun, and it opened me up to dancing.