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.

I hope people half my age and twice my age will listen to my music - I want it to live forever and for my audience to feel like they have a friend in my music. Music is a spirit. It heals. It's an amazing thing to be loved and appreciated, and sometimes, music has not just been my best friend, it's been my only friend.

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

My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that.

I don't even have a type, I don't think. My type is just whoever can get along with me.

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

I'm not a photographer, so I need all the help I can get when it comes to make a picture look cool.