“If it came out between 1980 and 1986 and it’s a soft rock ballad then I probably dig it.”

“My appreciation of songwriting I think comes a lot from Billy Joel and Tom Petty. That sort of generation of songwriters”

“I started with Kill ‘Em All by Metallica. That was kind of my intro heavy metal album. I learned that while I was learning how to drive stick and two of those things together was so much fun.”

“When I went to school, it was like what do I want to learn? I want to know how that fuzz pedal sounds so cool.”

“Pearl Jam was my first concert and one of my first CD’s was Ten. I loved grunge growing up.”

“Sometimes music can be so fragile and by being alone singing and playing guitar, I’m able to be a little more honest with myself and the person who’s listening to me.”

“It was always something that I wished for in my heart of hearts. That I could just play shows everyday and make music.”

“I want people to know this is coming from my heart and my hands.”

“Balance is at the core of what everything is, and if you don’t feel right then something is out of balance.”

“I’m always kind of looking for opportunities and ways to insert myself into projects and ideas that I care about.”

“I would sit my toy recorder next to the TV and record video game themes. Then I would put them on a cassette and listen to them later or take them to school on a Walkman.”

“Proximity for me is the biggest influence. Watching other people’s processes of how they’re able to achieve a particular outcome in whatever it is.”

“I never dreamt of being a musician or any kind of artist. It kind of just happened.”

“I was so into AC/DC when I was twelve years old that I just wanted to rock.”

“There’s a lot of feelings about what it looks like to devillainize yourself in your own eyes.”

“I remember hearing Black Sabbath and as a kid just feeling the weight of these riffs”