I used to write poems more when I was younger, but I haven't in a long time. I just write ideas and paragraphs and go from there.

I used to write poems more when I was younger, but I haven't in a long time. I just write ideas and paragraphs and go from there.

Say what you think / Love who you love.

Obviously I've always loved singing and performing, but I fell in love with songwriting and then I enjoyed doing that for other people and getting coached. But then I kind of stumbled into the right group of people that really started to create some unique music for me and what I wanted to say, so then it made me want to be an artist.

I think a great song appeals to older and younger people and it makes you think. It's also honest, and it also doesn't hurt if it's fun to sing along to.

I drink to feel / I smoke to breathe / Just look what love / Has done to me

Different people have different ways of doing things. For me, becoming a songwriter first and falling in love with the Nashville songwriting community and the process of songs and getting better and putting more in what I wanted to say, was absolutely vital in me even wanting to be an artist.