If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me. Have you read the YouTube comments lately? 'Man, that's gay' gets dropped on the daily.

The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music.

We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz.

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

I've never been a religious person. I've been a spiritual person since I was about 15, 16, when I was first introduced to Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That really opened me up to thinking about the universe in a different way, and coming to significant realizations about my connection to something greater than me.

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.

Vote Love means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote whats right for humanity.