“They write songs about California girls for a reason.”

“Throughout all of the changes that have happened in my life, one of the priorities I've had is to never change the way I write songs and the reasons I write songs. I write songs to help me understand life a little more. I write songs to get past things that cause me pain. And I write songs because sometimes life makes more sense to me when it's being sung in a chorus, and when I can write it in a verse.”

“This is worse than Hollywood, he thought. A girl comes in with a pork chop and I write a song for her.”

“I'm not done writing songs about you yet.”

“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.”

“I want to write a song about the only girl I’ve ever loved. And the chorus will say something like, “I really want to see you tonight, so I hope you leave your blinds open.”