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If you hear a good song, it makes you hopeful like, 'That is out there.'

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It's something positive... Everything I've ever done has some form of hope in it, I think.

I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope.

I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.

My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.

I am a very hopeful person.

I have a desire that I want to make people feel happy through my music. I'm always trying to find optimistic ways to express myself.

It's hard to believe the life that 'Someone Like You' has taken on. It's proof that people hunger for great songs - and they are open to different interpretations of songs they love.

When you're an artist, you have to hope for everything and expect nothing.