There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.

I started putting down my own pen and spending some time searching for the best songs out there possible. It doesn't matter if I wrote them or not.

I am big into water sports and just being out on the water. That is second nature to me, being from Florida.

There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.

Most people think in order to validate yourself as an artist, you have to write your own songs. I commend the guys that do. I've done it. But I also think that you can pick great songs outside that you didn't write that can help your career.

But that's the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a bunch of yayhoots with opinions.

May the simple things be amazing on the journey of your life.