Always trust the process. I'm a firm believer in that. You know, you keep your eyes on the destination, and of course there will always be detours, but if you're moving towards it, you will always get there.
I've always had such a high level of respect for Taylor Swift because she writes all of her music.
If you think you're something long enough, eventually, you just turn into it.
I think space and music go hand in hand in the sense that they give a little more mystery and magic to life.
I'm not a nervous guy, because I don't think too far ahead. Fear is just thinking about what's going to happen next, right? So if you're not thinking, you can't be scared of anything.
I remember feeling the energy of people. That stuck with me. Understanding that I could stand behind a mic and captivate people. I was always obsessed with that.
Yeah, 'Mine' was inspired by a person, but it became much deeper than that. I obviously pulled lyrics... from stuff I was actually saying to this person and feeling about this person, but it was for people. I didn't want to make that song to impress that girl; I wanted to make that song to make people feel better.
My iPhone background says, 'If you build it, they'll come.' You know, quality over quantity. And I really live by that.
I went to the studio, and I freestyled 'Beautiful' in, like, an hour and a half, and I threw it up, and people were like, 'This song's gonna change your life.'
I just like pictures and visuals and stuff.
What motivates me is connecting with people and making everybody feel loved.
I've been playing guitar since I was 6 and then drums, bass, and piano since I was 10 years old.
It's truthful - every single song is an extension of me and a truthful piece of inspiration from my past or something I'm currently going through.
'Beautiful' is a freestyle, actually. I actually made 'Beautiful' being like, 'I just want something to post on Instagram, like, I don't care, I'm just gonna throw something up today.'
No one wants the picture-perfect song anymore. I'm trying to keep the beautiful qualities of pop - nostalgia, melodies, and the feeling that a beautiful pop song can give you - but make it real. It's not polished.
I'm obsessed with being able to dictate energy in a room.
Growing up, I wanted straight hair so bad, like Justin Bieber.
Lyrically and melodically, Drake was definitely a big influence of mine.
The album is always definitely the goal, because I think that albums are like captures and bookmarks. After five or six of them, you can always go back and be like, 'Well, what was his first?'... I think an album really gives you a chance to make people feel something.
I set out and I said I wanted to just release music, and I don't care how many people heard it at first. And I just wanted to put records out. I knew that.
