It's interesting how songs can evolve. Sometimes I'll write a song that feels relevant in the moment, but four years later, I don't want to sing it anymore. Then something will happen in my life, and the song becomes relevant again.
It's pretty amazing to write under any circumstances when someone gives you an assignment to write a song, even if it doesn't get accepted. I've written songs a couple of times, some for Disney, that haven't actually ended up in their films, but then you're left with a song forever.
When I'm not working is when I tend to freak out a bit. It's hard for me to just stay home.
You wouldn't want to be in a rock band - trust me.
My favorite days off on the road are typically nowhere, like Bismarck, North Dakota, and you find yourself in a mall, and you're like, 'This is awesome!'
Some shows suck, but I always - the show must go on. I learned it from my past as a child actor. The show must go on. You have to just keep on with it.
I scored one film by myself, which was the hardest thing I think I've ever done.
I'm not always as disciplined as I should be. I don't sit down and write every day, but I should.
You never know how things are going to turn out in a movie. You can imagine a scene one way, and it can turn out to be completely the polar opposite of what you expected. You just have to roll with the punches.
I think the idea of opening up for a massive band is always better than actually doing it, and having your name on the ticket means more than the actual set.
I think Chris Martin is younger than I am, but when I met him, I felt like I was talking to my father. It's so strange, that feeling when someone is that famous - you assume that they are either older or better.
I'm a pretty terrible rapper. I always have been.
I would never say anything's over forever. How could you possibly know how you feel? How could you shut the door on anything?
I learn lessons with every interview I give.
The best shows I play, I almost don't even remember off the stage.
I come from a very uncool profession: being a washed up child actor.
If I'm not crying while writing a song, I'm not doing it right.
I used to be a huge collector, and my big thing was stickers.
I never intended to set out and be a singer-songwriter. I just sort of became one because I put out my own record.
When you're in a band, inevitably, someone is siding with someone else, and you're fighting over something that happened in the band five years ago.
