To me John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.

It's really hard for me to sometimes put myself out there like 'Hey how do you feel about making music together?' because maybe I'm afraid of rejection or I don't want to put anybody out. It's the Southerner in me like 'I don't mean to bother you but do you mind making a song?'

What I took back because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh.

I write the vocals last because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.

I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

People are going deaf because music is played louder and louder but because they're going deaf it has to be played louder still.

I don't really have a style icon but I really admire the way people dress like Gaga Rihanna and Gwen Stefani. It's good to be inspired by singers who write music and dress incredibly - rather than models and people in the fashion industry who dress immaculately anyway because it's their style.

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.