I was really, really shy and I grew up in a really small town, so there was not much in the way of anything to do, but sit in the woods and stare up at the sky. I gravitated toward journaling and writing poetry. When I was old enough to start having crushes on girls, I started writing songs about them and sending them to them on MySpace, hoping that they would get the message.
My grandfather played clarinet and I have really distinct memories of hearing him playing while I was supposed to be napping, listening to him through the walls, always playing Brahms. When I got a little bit older, my parents started buying me CDs and they bought me a Walkman. One day I was at Walmart and I ended up getting the first Smash Mouth CD, which became one of my favorite albums.
I like spending time in nature and I like going to the movies. Spending time alone is always really helpful for me, just tuning the noise out a bit. I'm trying to get better at doing research, really treating my songwriting and the way that I treat my visual world. Finding good reference points helps inspire my creativity.
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