We've All Seen The Power Music Has

The First Music I Ever Got Into Was The '80s Alternative Bands That My Brother Listened To, Like The Cure And The Smiths And R.e.m. And Fugazi. I Can Remember Specifically Saying The Cure Was My Favorite Band Back In Second Grade.

Since The Songs Were Written Over A Five-year Period, I Think These Are Little Snapshots. Some People Call It Political Or Topical, But I Think Each Song Is Self-contained. I Think It Fits Together As A Picture Of The Last Half-decade Of Time.

I Think There's So Much About Rasta Culture That's Interesting. Just The Idea Of Preaching One-ness, That We're All In This Together.

My Dad, Who Plays Guitar And Piano And Was In Cover Bands, Along With My Older Brother, Matt, Taught Me Guitar And Stuff. I Started Writing Acoustic Songs And Playing By Myself In 7th Grade.

Men With Purple Hearts Carry Silver Guns And They Will Kill A Man For What His Father Has Done. But What My Father Did, I Don't Live It: No, I Am Not Him.