I'm not afraid to have my heart broken and go out and meet people.

I went down to my keyboard and was playing random chords, and the one line I kept repeating was, 'I'm a lost boy from Neverland.' I decided to post it to Vine, and it got the biggest reaction I'd ever gotten. People wanted to hear more, and I had to explain it wasn't a song.

Even to be flown out to New York was mind boggling for me, and signing with Columbia was great because they really understood my vision. Of all the labels that I met, they were the ones that really seemed to understand that I was really about the music, the writing, and the lyrics, so it was really fulfilling to sign with them.

Everyone's been lonely at some point and in need of a friend.

Music has been my greatest passion forever.

I think music has always been what I always wanted to do, but I didn't know how or when I was going to get discovered.