Being a husband and a dad is my inspiration.

I started surfing at the age of 10, and then turned professional at the age of 16, which was right around the same time I took up the guitar. So, the surfing came first.

My wife really pushed me in that direction, to write my own songs and start singing, so I think having the whole family thing is such a huge thing.

I grew up knowing [Jack Johnson], surfing with him.

[Jack Johnson]gave me my whole start in music, which was the coolest thing ever.

[The Surf Lodge performance] is sort of like an annual thing.

[Jack Johnson] became a superstar and started his own record label, and then he made and produced my first record, he co-wrote the songs on there, and then he let me open up for him for two years all around the world. And that was like the best start I could've had, the best way I could've started in the music scene.