Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter', never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go.

He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

I went back and listened to the first three albums I made and tried to figure out what was special about them, why people keep going back to them. I think it was because I didn't know what I was doing. I had no idea if they were going to play it on the radio or anything. All I did was write songs, so that's what I got back to.

I'm biased toward romantic comedies; they're probably my favorite genre.

The early seasons of 'The Simpsons' had a great deal of heart. That's what I'm trying to pull from, the kind of stuff that goes straight to kids' hearts. When they're watching, they don't necessarily know why they love something.

There's always something heroic and romantic about taking a stand against the powers that be.

I'm always trying to perfect the romantic comedy, though.