My dad used to play drums in a country band, and my mom is an incredible singer.

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

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.

Some of my influences are black gospel artists so I definitely want to do a soul-gospel type thing.

I love all kinds of different music.

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

I definitely have a firm, fixed idea of what compromise is for me.