It seemed at first that everybody was more concerned with my age.

I think you have to know exactly what you want. Whether you want to be a guitar player or a musician, you have to be really focused on it if you really want to do it.

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

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

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

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

I don't want to sound arrogant or anything, but I just always knew that my career would be playing music.