I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old.

Finding clothes in the South was impossible.

My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.

There's no such thing as a teenager that listens to a single word their father says.

I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.

New York has always had a love for Southern artists. There's no place else that makes me feel like the city does. I just love the immediate nature of the city, you can get whatever you want whenever you want it and do whatever you want whenever you want to.

I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.