There’s Always Some Level Of Optimism In

Lately I've Been Falling Asleep Listening To 'common One' By Van Morrison, Specifically The Song 'summertime In England.' It's 15 Minutes Long, So To Make It Through The Entire Song Is A Real Task Unto Itself, But Van Has That Emotional Payoff That Makes Even His Most Tiresome Songs More Powerful Than Most People's Entire Catalog.

I'm Not Going To Lie. I Check The Itunes Charts. It's All About The Itunes Charts. I Only Go On The Internet For The Itunes Charts And Basketball Blogs.

Van Morrison Is Probably, At This Point In Time, My Biggest Influence As A Vocalist. When We Were Making Our Last Album I Had A Vinyl Copy Of 'veedon Fleece' In The Vocal Booth In Front Of Me, In The Dorky Sense. I Think There Were Candles Around, Which Is Really Tacky, But Hey, I Needed To Channel Van The Man!

I Never Wanted To Get A Job Of Musician. That Was Kind Of My Thing. I Came From Somewhat Of A Musical Family. I Had An Uncle On Broadway. My Dad Kind Of Knows How To Play Instruments. Although, I Always Find It Annoying When He Does Play An Instrument.

I Think Any Branding For Me Is Band-related. It's Really Weird To Get Used To The Exposure, Because I Am A Naturally Introverted Person, And I'm Not Exactly Social. Occasionally I Can Get Comfortable Enough To Talk, But I Spend A Lot Of My Days Not Talking, Especially When I'm At Home And Not On Tour.