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" I just try to make as much money as possible. However I can do it. With as much integrity as I can have. "

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" My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing music, so I wanted to, also. I asked my dad for a guitar, and he got me a banjo, so that was my introduction to playing. I played it like a guitar. I had a few lessons, learned out a few chords, and figured it out right away. "

" I feel like my music is like - there are always new influences in there. "

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" Anybody that's from somewhere that's made it in music outside of New York or L.A., if it's a unique enough place, they'll always say, 'Dude's from Minnesota!' Or wherever, you know? So that's how I got the Philly connection. "

" If I had known I'd be on Matador back then in my childhood, it would have blown my mind. "

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" I always sort of liked Mesa/Boogies, but I wasn't sure if they were cool or not cool. "

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" Life is so beautiful, but there are all these scary things you can't deny. "

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