In the course of my career, which has been an incredible rollercoaster ride, I look at the journey and think it's been immense.

When you first come out of the box, you want to play the 300-capacity place, then it's 1,600-capacity, then it's an arena - so, do you want to be in a stadium now? The ego keeps telling you that it's not enough.

I grew up on dancehall music, and it holds a strong place in my heart.

When I write a song, I get the melody right first, and then hopefully I can back it up with a lyric that has to respect the melody.

Nashville has a formula, and it works a lot of the time, but it wasn't right for me. They're afraid to step outside the box - even though, with me, my success came because I was outside of the box to begin with.

I've always been someone who has been very driven. I think my circumstances, how I grew up, hard work and work ethic are absolutely vital to any success that people might have, regardless of what they might be doing.

We think that without cooperation with the Russians, we cannot achieve our goals.

Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.