Since I Started Making Music, It Had

Honestly, I Don't Recommend Anyone Get Into Music. If You Have Something Else That You're Good At, Do That Instead. This Is A Really Tough World To Live In.

I Lived In A Cabin In The Woods In Oregon, And I'd Basically Given Up On The Music Industry For An Indefinite Amount Of Time. And While I Was Out There, I Came Up With A Very Specific Vision Of What I Wanted My Music To Sound Like.

Your Personal Life, Your Professional Life, And Your Creative Life Are All Intertwined. I Went Through A Few Very Difficult Years Where I Felt Like A Failure. But It Was Actually Really Important For Me To Go Through That. Struggle, For Me, Is The Most Inspirational Thing In The World At The End Of The Day - As Long As You Treat It That Way.

I Have A Tattoo On My Foot That Says 'it's A Whale' In Japanese, Because Japanese People Kill Whales. My Stuffed Whale Was Like Most Children's Teddy Bear. I Took It With Me Everywhere. I Slept With It. I Couldn't Live Without My Whale.

I Always Knew I Wanted To Do Music, But It Took Me A Long Time To Figure Out How To Exactly Do That. With My First Record Deal, Everything Kinda Fell Apart. I Wasn't Ready For It, I Didn't Know How To Handle The Business Side At All. I Thought As Soon As I Got A Record Deal, Everything Would Fall Into Place And I Wouldn't Have To Really Do Any Work Anymore. I Could Just Make Music, And Be Successful. Well That Was Not The Case And Everything Fell Apart For A Period Of Time.