My dad brings a deep-seated knowledge of the British folk genre, and a lot of my love for guitar playing comes from learning from him and his influences, which eventually became my influences.

Great art is a regional thing. I'm not saying my art is great. I recognize what I think is great about music is often on a regional level.

That memory of making the record is a huge part of the record itself.

When I'm recording a song, I wake up and I'm thinking about it. I go to sleep and I'm thinking about it.

The only thing worse than growing up is never quite learning how

I've always had a fondness for language... English. Not that I use it correctly but I like words. I like books and I like poetry.. I like the written word... and the sung word.

I hope people leave my show thinking they've had a worthwhile couple of hours. The worst thing you want is for people to think they've wasted their time or didn't get their money's worth.