I Was A Straight-a Student, Baby!

Wherever There's A Human Being There's Going To Be Somebody That Tries To Hold You Back.

When I Write A Song It's Always From The Point Of View: Makes The Song The Best It Can Be.

It's A Universal Story, It's An Immigrant Story, And It's A Love Story. In The United States, If You Believe In Yourself And You're Determined And Persevere, You're Going To Succeed.

I Think We Should All Live The Moment. But You Also Have To Think Ahead. You Have To Think, 'am I Going To Be Happy With This Five, Ten Years From Now? Is It Going To Let Me Evolve And Grow, Or Am I Going To Grow To One Day Wish I Had Never Done It?' Sometimes You Just Have To Think A Little Bit Ahead.

My Mom Was An Amazing Singer And Music Was A Big Part Of My Life, So I Grew Up Listening To Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini; I Used To Watch 'the Andy Williams Show' On Tv. I Was Very Musical, So I Was Watching Stuff That Most Kids My Age Wouldn't Be Interested In.