Some people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old. As a result, I'm still very affected and moved by their music - maybe in a way that's different from someone who grew up around it.

No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.

All I do is listen to music. It's a weird thing. It's like I have so much catching up to do. I've always been over my head. That's just the way I work best, you know. Like when you're studying for school you think, "I can only study when I have to study the night before." That kind of means you're lazy or you're a procrastinator, but for me with music it's a similar thing. It's like I've been over my head for most of my career so to speak.

If you know what kind of music somebody loves, then you can kind of figure out why they do what they do.

I find that the kinds of music I’m drawn to are those that a lot of people take for granted.

What affected me the most about the Beatles was that they were the biggest band in the world and they could have done anything they wanted.

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.