I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

When you have everything, you have everything to lose.

If you're gonna live, then live it up.

The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.

We've changed our reflections, but inside we're just a child.

Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.