Residuals from Australia, from the Mission Magic show, saved my butt. So there is a reason for everything.

The first guitar I ever got was for my 13th birthday.

When someone pursues music through your music, that's the greatest accolade anybody can get.

Being a songwriter does not rely on an audience or other band members or a camera. I can just sit in a room and write songs.

You're always searching for the thing to heal you, and I thought therapy would give me that. But it didn't - it just helps you recognize your demons.

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.