Canadian Quotes

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet.

I've always wanted to push myself and move with the tide. That's just how I am and it's worked for me.

I think all my videos suck.

I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in life.

I've only ever trusted my gut on everything. I don't trust my head, I don't trust my heart, I trust my gut.