I think I've just gotten better at learning how to write a song.

With the style of music that I do, I don't think it's at the top of their agenda to push me into doing any compromising material.

And as I got older and played more, people began to forget about my age and took the music more seriously.

I think I'm more influenced, just in general, not by blues artists, but more by stuff from Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder is probably my biggest musical influence of all. And Donny Hathaway.

But I needed to prove to everyone that I was a serious musician.

I have way too many songs that have music but don't have lyrics.

I have an awesome church home and an awesome Pastor down in L.A., and I couldn't be happier.