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I grew up listening to so much different pop and stuff other than just aggressive music.

I still like to listen to the people that I came of age on.

I was raised on pop music.

I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.

Now my music is kind of pop-rock, right? If I'm 25 and singing still, I don't want to be singing music like that.

I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.

Before, I was more concerned with getting on the radio, like many young artists.

I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid.

I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.

The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music.