You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.

I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living

Singing your own songs is all about individual expression

You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.

I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to.

Denice Franke is a sensitive and compelling singer and songwriter.

When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I've done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I'm successful.