For me surfing is just something that I love to do. I grew up surfing, is sort of like a family requirement. I can't imagine my life without it. But I am not defined by it, nor is my music. They are very separate.

Music was sort of an accident for me. I love to do it. I can't imagine doing anything else.

I love being home, reading the paper in the morning and having a cup of coffee, doing laundry, going grocery shopping and running daily errands. For me, it's important to have that balance in my life.

I hope to always be able to relate to my fans and be in the moment with the world and the community. I think as you gain popularity it's easy to loose touch and become disconnected.

On tour I feel like it's always so go go...you're always just taking in and storing information and feelings and things. So for me I need time off to let all those things come out and settle.

I'm just as normal as anybody else. I'm just probably in the same place as many people in their mid to late twenties are.

For me I want to know everything that goes on with my business but at the end of the day I just want to live, experience, be inspired and create music.