The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.

Depth on different levels is so important to me. You look at a band like The Beatles, all their material has so much depth to it. And I want people to be able to run away with my melodies and get lost in them and take the lyrics and be able to relate to them.

Music is not just a part of my everday life, I'm surrounded by it every minute.

Music continues to remind me that its boundaries are limitless.

My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.

I love classic rock, rock and roll, that's the top notch. I love soul - bluesy music as well.

I'd rather have people really be able to step back and get their money's worth and look at me as a true artist than somebody who is just regurgitating other material.