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Other bands in Vegas hated us because we hadn't played shows and paid our dues. Publications called us out, saying we were just a put-together band, claiming we had ghostwriters. It made me so happy, the fact that everyone was hating on us so hard.
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All through my senior year, luckily, I didn't have too many hard classes, just a lot of electives. I was able to spend most of my time at the practice space.
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I'm curious what the acting world is like; I'm so foreign to it that I'd be curious to see what that's all about.
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From the first time I heard Bob Marley or even Sublime, I wanted to move out to California and be near the ocean, start surfing, start being a part of that whole thing.
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It's not really a popular consensus to sing Sinatra - which I love! And I just think it's so cool that he disliked rock n' roll so much.
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I like having that juxtaposition where you can have a very triumphant sounding song and then throw in all this crazy imagery. That's part of the fun of writing, you know?
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I'm so excited for 30. I hear it's OK. I'll probably do the same stuff, but I'll be more comfortable being who I am.
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'Victorious' for me was a chance to write a song exactly how I was feeling - I was feeling triumphant, I was feeling like I could do anything as long as I've got the people that I love by my side. We're gonna go out and conquer it, and party, and just be awesome.
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'Miss Jackson' is about something that actually happened to me when I was younger. I hadn't really talked about it, and I felt that if I didn't, I would keep thinking about it; it would drive me crazy.
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I love to surf. Hawaii has some of the best waves in the world, and the most consistent as well. That's always fun.
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I love traveling, I love waking up in a new city every day.
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When I was a kid, I grew up watching musicals.
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I love going back to vinyl! I still have a great vinyl collection that I'm building up every couple of months. It's something I love to do.
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If I could play Jean Valjean, I think that would be the pinnacle.
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When you can't put your finger on it, that's the most exciting stuff.
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One of the most frustrating parts about songwriting for me is production, but it makes me want to get better at it and ends up being one of the most rewarding parts of it.
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What I love is getting polarized opinions.
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I love being involved in all of the creative stuff; I love talking ideas with directors. Anyone with an imagination can create something fun.
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I'm still a very big fan of Fiona Apple.
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I have smaller hands, so it's nice being a littler guy, having a guitar that fits my body type.
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Before I had a steady job, I was broke, and I didn't have any money to buy anything, so I would illegally download stuff.
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I was a maniac as a teenager; I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I was crazy.
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My favorite electric guitar would have to be my Duesenberg. I've named her 'Dolores,' and she sings like an operatic menace.
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I recorded 'The End of All Things' right before I married my now wife. We had no vows publicly, so I wrote her this song and told her, 'This is how I see our relationship.'