The people who come out on top in music business have persistence. It is key! Fall down seven times; stand up eight. It takes a lot of courage and an unwavering belief in yourself and your abilities.

Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both.

Taking constructive criticism from others is required to get to the next level.

My strength is in my ability to be versatile.

No matter what you're going through, there is no temporary feeling or circumstance that can take away the core of who you are.

Home is a place from which you can draw strength.

Everyone faces challenges from the fierce competition as well as the manipulative crooks that are rampant throughout the music business.

I have certainly faced my fair share and will likely come across more. These experiences have been fuel for my music. Facing these challenges has forced me to recognize my own inner strength.

Knowing how to market yourself and your press materials is key.

In Europe, radio stations are owned by a variety of different entities, so there is less uniformity on radio programming and more opportunity for artists to get radio play and break overseas.

Many artists who sign deals in the US and UK get the benefit of worldwide promotion and have a better shot at breaking globally.

Feels so good to be quoted

Take the chance, change is possible.

Inspiration is both the cause and the effect of living a positive life.

He can't value you more than you value yourself.

Surrender is surrender to this moment, not to a story through which you interpret this moment and then try to resign yourself to it.

Full lasting is the song, though he, / The singer, passes.

Monotheism is easily the greatest disaster to befall the human race.

I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.

I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day.