Athens, much like Austin, is a difficult music scene. There are so many musicians there that it is hard to get gigs and hard for people to take you seriously.

When I think about my career and how it all started, it really started with me getting to a point where I understood how to write songs that resonated with people.

I don't worry so much about whether people are buying my music or getting it for free.

In many ways my writing is like therapy. It is my way of dealing with things.

I think people just want to hear good songs and I just want to keep getting better as a writer so that I can deliver good songs.

I find that it is useless to worry about things I can't control and I can't control how many people come out tonight. All I can do is focus on writing the best songs I can write and performing the best I can perform.

I get asked if I mind when someone burns my music. I'm just flattered that people want to.