You will never have the answers, but you have to keep pushing yourself and keep reading and keep working on yourself.

Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.

You have to have some kind of clarity or understanding of what's happening to write.

I dont think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

Life is short, so I am one of those people - and luckily my girlfriend is too - who wants to live everywhere. I don't know how long I'll be there, but I like it right now.

I guess I would call my music blues punk. Theres a lot of influences.

Ive been making music since I was 14, but for a while, I was afraid to perform.