When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues.

Right now I really enjoy writing songs.

I love all kinds of different music.

Well, people who are blues purist types are usually the most vocal and the ones that pop up on the websites.

My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band - one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player, Ted Larsen.

If you get raised up having everything you want and then get put out in the world and try to live your own life, you've never had anything to train you how to live.

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