But I’ve never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.

I don’t want to see Superman replaced with Superboy.

Playing in front of people is a lot different from playing in your room.

The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.

I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.

I love to play music.

I don’t want to be anything other than what I’ve been trying to be lately.

I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.

There’s always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying.

Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.

I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm.

I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.

It’s not my goal to be a famous actor.

When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.

I guess I’m happy that I’m getting the attention. Otherwise, I’d just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I’m sure they’d get sick of that in no time.

When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands.

When people put that sort of pressure on you, you’re worried that people won’t want to receive you.

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

But I’ve never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.

I don’t really take a step back too often to see what’s going on.

I’m like a junkie for writing.

I can do a gig without an instrument.

I may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I’m doing is really legitimate musically.

I don’t take my clothes off in my videos.

So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.

My dad didn’t want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it.

I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically.

I’m very competitive, and my ego couldn’t handle that lack of success.

So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.

I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what’s going on.

I like to do the splits onstage.

We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn’t work out, I’d take that as failing.

I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that’s sung.