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My goal in my career is to inspire people, is to get my music out there and have people enjoy it, and have people think of me as an inspirational artist.

More than anything, I think the best thing you can do as an artist is just stay as true to yourself as possible and hope that your fan base will appreciate that.

I think the most important thing for an artist is to stay true to who you are. I want to stay as authentic as possible, as that's how we're going with our team.

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

Obviously, fans are the beginning and end for any artist. The minute your fans embrace you and accept you, you begin this ride of being in music and having a career doing something you love. You get to go be a kid and live out your dreams by performing music for fans who come out to your shows.

I've achieved what every artist wants, which is that some of their work will outlive them.

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

I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do.

I've known who I am as an artist for a long time; 'Idol' has shown me what I'm capable of. I know it's all possible for me now. I can go in any direction I want. I'm forever grateful to them.

I feel like every artist has an opportunity to create something new and to challenge themselves to reach out to a new crowd.