My favorite song depends on the day, what I’m going through, what I’m feeling.

I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Beatles - all of these artists have somehow been a part of my development as a songwriter.

Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time.

As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right.

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

The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.

I'm from Louisiana, and that's where I got my start, in Cajun music. There's a huge music scene down there centered around our culture. Those are people that are not making music for a living. They are making music for the fun of it. And I think that's the best way I could have been introduced to music.