Cody Simpson

Vocally, I had never taken a lesson when I put out my videos. It was just a lot of fun. I had watched my dad play guitar, so I just sort of did the same thing. ”

As a songwriter who uses lyrics to connect with others, it made perfect sense for me to partner with Hallmark, the leading greeting card brand that also uses words to help people make meaningful connections. ”

Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Neil Young and Bob Dylan are my main influences. ”

As a musician, you want to be your own favorite artist and be able to make the music that is an accumulation of all your favorite influences. ”

I think typically you'd start in a supporting role or an ensemble role, or maybe even an off-Broadway role. So to come into a lead role on Broadway, especially taking over a role that has been played by two phenomenal actors in the past, that is some large shoes to fill. ”

To be honest, romantic comedies are one of my favorite type of movies ever. I've seen most of them that are under the sun. ”

This sounds weird, but some of my concerts have been kind of dangerous sometimes. I've had a few girls actually sent to the hospital because they faint and all that kind of stuff, which is really, really weird to me. ”

I have a lot of variety on my iPod. Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, artists like that, but I also listen to hip-hop as well. ”

There's not a lot of ego in the Broadway community. Everyone's out to do well. ”

I try to stay very, very true to my roots and my lifestyle and I wanted to be able to share that with my fans. ”