one time josh and i were playing some stuff on tv in the netherlands and i messed up a song and sang the wrong verse at the wrong time. i always talk in interviews about how upset and mad at myself i get when i mess something up (thanks anxiety!) and josh knew when he heard me mess up the verses that i’d feel really bad about it so he went on twitter right after the performance and started tweeting about how good i sang that day, knowing our fans would jump in and back him up and then when i’d normally have been upset and angry at myself my twitter was just flooded with people singing my praises and telling me how good i did. josh made sure that happened so that i wouldn’t spend the next few days feeling terrible, because that’s what kind of friend and what kind of person josh is. ten years ago, the drummer of my band quit and i knew josh was a drummer and asked if he could sub in during a show we had to play, but josh had to work that night. however, josh wanted to help us out so bad and play the show with us that he quit his job just to play that one show for one night. after seeing what he had done just for that one show, we asked him to join our band and eventually our other member left and there was only two. for the past ten years one of my biggest goals has been to show josh that the leap of faith he took for me and my band was worth it, but when i really think about it, i don’t think i ever needed to do that -- because whether the two of us are playing a sold out arena or headlining the biggest music festivals in the world, or we’re in my backyard playing for just our family and friends, it’s obvious that we’re where we’re meant to be and that everything worked out exactly how it was meant to.
josh is my best friend, my brother, my soulmate, my creative partner, my backbone, and i owe my life and every ounce of my success to him. happy 30th birthday, thank you for spending the last decade by my side, and i hope you’ll honour me with another few decades of being your best friend because i’d truly be lost without you.