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It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

I'd say most of my songs I write from personal experience. When I feel like I don't have any inspiration in my personal life, I think about others that are close to me and maybe what they're going through or even just people I've come across, acquaintances.

When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why the fans are there.

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.

Most of my songs aren't about me. They're about stuff I've seen.

My music does say a lot about me and what I went through. All the songs are about things I have gone through and what I am thinking. I wrote about my family, friends and boys, of course, and about life.

Not to take anything away from artists who don't write their own songs, but it's always been important to me to make sure it's my story.

I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies.

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.