I don't do anything bad.

You put my voice on R&B melodies, on top of a real country band, and the sky's the limit.

I just want my hometown talking about where I'm going - like, 'He's killin' it right now,' and, 'I'm so glad he's doin' well,' and I want them to know I'll always come back, every chance I get. I'm not one of those people who'll just leave.

I usually think about titles. I'll hear somebody say something and write it down in my notes, and whenever we go into a room, somebody will start naming off titles, and whoever has the best title, that's what we start writing.

If you do get to know me, I'll tell everything to you. But I don't want to tell everything to the wrong people.

My tattoos... I'd be in the Army right now if I hadn't got 'em.

I feel like I have my loved ones, but I have a lot of haters, too.

I was working at Lowes and Target, then FedEx, and still did not have enough money to pay rent on my own.

Now that I'm with RCA, they were able to get radio on board, and it's just really awesome to see their support and 'What Ifs' going to No. 1.

I always say just stay positive. If you ever get down on yourself, try to find something that takes away that negative. Always find that positive area.

I feel like everything happens for a reason.

I feel like everything happens for a reason.

My fans are so loyal to me, and it's an amazing feeling to have everyone support me.

Hopefully I can help kids, and they can end up being stronger in the long run, too.

I always like to appreciate any achievement but then try and figure out how to top that the next time.

I feel like if you're in a bad situation, and then you see somebody that's even in a worse situation, you feel for that person.

Be a good person. The best person you can be. That's what matters.

I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am.

Life's too short to hold grudges.

Music doesn't come out of you, it comes through you. You are almost like a messenger.

I grew up with a sense of music being a very spiritual experience while playing in church and with parents who were socially aware, always teaching me to look beyond the obvious in understanding how the world works.

My third day playing saxophone, I was in front of a congregation. I still didn't know the names of all the notes. I was playing by ear, following along, but it was such an encouraging environment, I couldn't fail. It was all, 'Yeah baby, you sound real good' no matter what you play. It was a great way to learn.

As a musician, your instrument is almost predetermined. I had played drums, piano, clarinet, but when I heard Wayne Shorter play the saxophone, I knew that sound is what I wanted.

Music is this medium to express who I am and what I've been through and my thoughts and what my feelings on the world are. We're all on the planet together; I'm just using this medium to express how I see it.