I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.

As a white male in America, I have privilege. As a white male who happens to be an artist with a fan base, I have a platform to spread awareness about that privilege. However, songs about race and privilege are very difficult to A) write and B) dissect as a listener. They're heavy.

I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week.

I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.

Drug culture is extremely prevalent and probably most people know somebody whose life has been affected by drugs, if it's not their own or in their own family, they have friends. It's a never-ending process.

I think music should be experienced by people all ages.

If I'm using drugs and alcohol, it means that I've given up on my fullest potential.