“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.”