I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This is a market that we've been living, breathing and eating for our entire lives - one where a huge void currently exists. Favored Nations is a long-term commitment.

I like my voice, but I can't deliver as much as I wish I could.

My past is very interesting, and I treasure it, but to write about it, it's just not on my radar.

The only time I'm miserable is when I can't keep an instrument in tune.

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

My main calling in life is to seek and achieve spiritual balance, and to express that through my instrument. Everything else is here today, gone later today.

I don't believe in 'greatest'. I believe in favorites.