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" Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much. "

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" It's a horrible thing to have someone pretend like they know what you're about and call you a fraud when they haven't given you a fair shot. "

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" I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted. "

" Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush. "

" My family is the most beautiful thing in my life beyond anything else, even music. "

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" Electric red hair is more for, like, people in their 20s and early 30s. "

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" I don't want to stay on the road for the rest of my life. I have two kids. "

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" When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single. "

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" We're only as big as our experiences. "