I came from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where you have four seasons.

I love surfing and bodysurfing. I love getting slammed by the waves - that makes me feel alive. The waves are a good reminder that I'm small and fragile.

If you have nothing but love for your avocados, and you take joy in turning them into guacamole, all you need is someone to share it with.

I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you really just have to have a heart.

I was a horrible student! It just sort of evolved as I started playing. I guess I became a master of it when I declared myself a wordsmith or a... word-play guy. As soon as I declared it and started that affirmation, I just became it.

Genre-spanning is the effort to make the live show interesting. It's also a great way to challenge yourself as a writer.

I call it sacred geometry. When everything's just right and it feels really balanced, so that when it unfolds to the next part, you feel totally familiar and at ease within the song.