Yeah, touring can get rough some times and draining, but I always have to pinch myself and realize that I'm doing what I love.

I see a lot of parents now who are really supporting their kids playing music.

Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened to them - my first guitar influences. It's been awhile since I revisited that.

It's an honor to win a Grammy, of course.

My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.

I've been in fortunate position of never really having to battle with my record company to do the things I wanted to do in the studio.

I'm glad I've learned what I've learned when I learned it.