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

If I can be an example of getting sober, then I can be an example for starting over

Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.

It's just way more fun making art, growing, grinding for a fan base, and traveling the world with a friend.

A life lived for art, is never a life wasted.

I write to the beat and let life play the guitar strings

I grew up in the spoken-word community. Before everybody had a home studio, or before we could get booked for shows, open mics were the only way to be heard by other people. It really gave me a chance to develop as a performer. Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.