"As a musician, you just want to be able to do what you love."
"Whether it's a 16-year old girl, or a mom, or a guy, or anybody, as long as they come up and they're excited to meet me 'cause they've had some sort of relationship with something I've created, it's the coolest thing ever. It never gets old. It's awesome."
"I don't really think in terms of goals."
"You have to do what you want to do, and I genuinely believe that if you start interacting in the world that way that there is a respect in that."
"To be a good musician, you need to give people what they want, what they need."
"Well, there are two kinds of happiness, grounded and ungrounded. Ungrounded happiness is cheesy and not based on reality. Grounded happiness is informed happiness based on the knowledge that the world sometimes sucks, but even then you have to believe in yourself."
"I'm a humble guy, but I'm audacious."
"I am so blessed and lucky."
"When you're spending eight to 10 hours out there, the homeless guy is no longer homeless; it's Dave. They become people to you. I think we're really good in this country about saying that they're homeless and, therefore, they don't exist."
"Album 1 is proving that you're worth listening to, album 2 is proving that it wasn't a fluke, and album 3 is the most authentic thing I've ever done."
"I feel like if you told me I would be having a son, I would be like, 'Yeah, I'm gonna be a parent - I get that.' But when the doctor was like, 'You're gonna have a girl,' I was like, 'What? Who am I?' It's the craziest piece of information that changes who you are. It's sweet."
"Life is hard, you know. If I can give someone on the radio three minutes to make them feel happier, that's a cool thing."
"Once you see the impact that you have on people, either at a meet and greet or after a show, you think, 'Oh man, they need to feel better today.'"
"It's not hard to create a song, but to write a song that's really going affect somebody? That takes a hell of a lot of time."
"'Honey, I'm Good' is a song about temptation, and we wanted to show what is possible if you can beat it."
"Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music."
"Life is hard, but there are moments, sometimes hours - and, if you're really lucky, full days - where everything feels just right."
"Stevie Wonder makes my heart happy and is my spirit animal. That is all."
"We always need little reminders that it's gonna be all good."
"We all need songs that bring out our inner swagger just listening to it."
"I don't know how to dance, and I don't have any extra flexible skills."
"When I hear an interview that I've done, and I've said 'like' a bunch of times, it just cheapens the sentiment."
"I love me some 'Family Guy.'"
"I love magic. Like, 'pull a scarf out of your fake thumb' magic. I have a legit bag of 'Magic Stuff' in my garage."
"I'm from New York, so I'm simultaneously a snob and will also eat any pizza you put in front of me."
