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

I always knew I wanted to be a musician.

You know, being able to, in my mind, have a song that you know doesn't really have any loose ends or you know, extra fat in it, so to speak.

I love all kinds of different music.

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

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.