Pop Quiz: Ryan Cabrera

Pop Quiz: Ryan Cabrera

Aidin Vaziri | It only makes sense that Ryan Cabrera is the host of MTV's new reality dating series, "Score." The singer-songwriter, who just released his second pop album, "You Stand Watching," got a lot of dating experience with his on-again-off-again-and-definitely-off-now relationship with Ashlee Simpson. Each week, the "Shine On" hitmaker will help a pair of hapless dudes compete for a date with a girl by writing a song.

Ryan Cabrera
Q: Your love life sounds like a mess.
A: That's what everybody always says. That's the good thing about being able to write. A lot of people get stuff out in different ways and there are a lot of songs on the record about past relationships, future relationships and, you know, other people and self-confidence and God and being lost and stuff like that. There was a big transition between the last record and this record, just going through so much crap and learning from it. Writing about it gets it all out.
Q: It must make things harder having aired your last relationship on TV.
A: It definitely makes things interesting. Especially with new relationships, sometimes they'll mention stuff they saw or hold certain things against you. It's so not fair.
Q: When will be the next time you get to go on a date?
A: Man, my gosh, probably not anytime soon.
Q: Maybe I'll start a TV show to help you find a girl.
A: Well, I can find them. I just can't find the time.