There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now

Encore' was an experiment. 'Encore' was the second chance at a first impression. 'Encore' was not completely planned.

I used to think there was a scientific way to do things. Like a proper way to answer a question or that kind of stuff. It's like, there's not! There's not a method, there's not a science to it.

There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now

Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage. What ended up happening was I started learning about more instruments, so I just kind of went that route. Music's really all I've ever done.

Yes, I did lock myself in my room for about two years and write some songs and things like that. But I don't feel like I missed out on a whole lot.

I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to.