You get one chance to make an impression and coasting through is a disservice.

I think sitting in the car with your parents and listening to music is an essential to growing up.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

You play a couple of shows, and these label guys come - and they leave halfway through a show. Then the phone calls just stop. And your heart is broken.

I've traveled quite a lot and become a coffee nut.

I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college.

The hip-hop aesthetic and the way it's produced always motivated me. Alongside that I was still wanting to make great traditional songs because I've never had any desire to rap. My love of hip-hop is driven by my love of rappers, but it was built out of my love of producers.