Who I Am Is A Dad And

A Lot Of Artists Talk About Getting Out Of Their Comfort Zones And Being The Most Proud Of Their Newest Album. But It Is True For Me. I Rethought A Lot Of What I Do.

Every Time A New Rock Singer Comes Out They Don't Say, 'are You The New John Lennon?' Every Time A New Rapper Comes Out, It's Not, 'are You The New Dre?' I Am Never Sure Why This Sort Of Genre, The Categorization Is So Strong. I Have Not Earned The Right To Be Called The Young Sinatra, But Give Me Time.

I Love That I'm Able To Take People Away Just For A Little While. Even If They Come To My Show And It's An Escape From Taxes Or Heartbreak Or A Shitty Workplace Experience - All Those Human Beings I Get To Sing For Laugh And Emote With Give Me More Happiness Than I Could Ever Give Them.

The Artist That Had The Biggest Impact On Me Was Michael Jackson. He Was My Elvis And Beatles. When I Was 15, I Listened To A Lot Of Sinatra, But My Jean Jacket Didnt Have, I Love Frank On It, It Had, I Love Ac/dc, Guns N Roses, Pearl Jam. I Thought Eddie Vedder Was The Second Coming.

I Can't Sit And Compare My Trouble To Brian Wilson But I Came From A Blue-collar Family Of Fishermen. Music Was An Escape And A Way For Me To Dream Of Better Things And A Better Place To Be. Let's Just Say I Was An Insecure, Scared Kid.