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" I wrote 'Ohio,' and it was really awesome to be able to share that with my fans because a lot of them can relate to not having a parent in their life. It's really one of my favourite songs to sing live. "

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" I feel like that's so important, to enjoy my own music. Because if I'm not passionate about my music, then it's going to show to the fans. "

Jacob Whitesides

Important

Enjoy

Feel

" I'm still finding myself as an artist. I'm still experimenting a little bit. "

" I love pop music, but I feel like the genre is overpopulated - there was so much bubblegum for a while, but I feel like Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran are bringing good, real music back to the radio. "

" Sometimes I think we live in a world where, even when things are good, people always feel unsatisfied with wherever they are, so I think first I just want to enjoy being happy where I am now and not let my ambition take away from being in the moment. "

" I actually like spending time alone - it doesn't bother me at all. "

Jacob Whitesides

Alone

Spending Time

" I started homeschooling when I was 13. I wasn't really doing the social media thing yet; I didn't have any fans, but I knew that public school wasn't the place for me. It was draining my creativity, and so both my parents supported me in being homeschooled, and they really gave me a chance to focus on getting good at guitar. "

" I stay up late; I'm like a vampire. I stay up until, like, 6 A.M. and then sleep till 4 P.M. I lay in bed till it's dark, and then I come alive in the night. "

" I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure. "

" I appreciate a lot of singer-songwriters that the normal person doesn't, but I feel like everyone thoroughly enjoys an Ed Sheeran show. "

" You put Drake on anything, and it's money. "

" Every day, I'm working hard to improve my craft as an artist, my connection with the best fans, and keep pushing my work ethic. All those things make me happy. "

Jacob Whitesides

Happy

Best

" Every song is personal, but 'Ohio,' on my first EP, was on another level. I really opened up about the lack of relationship I had with my father. We stopped talking about four years ago, and I haven't had a father figure in my life since. "

Jacob Whitesides

My Life

Father

" I'm a Fritos Burrito guy. Me and Taco Bell have a love relationship on Twitter; they follow me. Out of 16 people they follow me, so I'm very loyal to my girlfriend, Taco Bell. "

" I will write a verse or a story and bring it into a songwriting session, because that's what's big in Nashville - the collaborative part of songwriting. "

" My cat Isabella, she doesn't get along with anyone else. She's kind of like me: like, very anti-social and fierce. So we speak to each other on a spiritual level, and we cuddle every night. So it's pretty serious. "

" My fans go crazy over jaw clenches. They also love hand veins... they're infatuated with hands in general. "

" I ended up having my first girlfriend when I was 13, and she was obsessed with Justin Bieber. I remember watching the 'Baby' music video and being so jealous of him. So I posted a cover of 'One Time' on YouTube, and she loved it. "

" I'm afraid of the dark because I picture things; I see things. I'm a freak. I see, like, little demons coming out of the floor and other little things running around. It's scary. "

" I started playing guitar when I was 14 and eventually gained the confidence to start singing a little bit. "

" I played at different restaurants with my dad for a good year before I started doing anything on social media. I wanted to hone my craft before I put anything out there. "

" My mum is the funniest and sweetest person I know; my sister's like my best friend, so it's great having them around. "

" On a good day, I usually tweet 50 to 100 times. "

" I have an amazing crew, so it makes life so much easier. It's fun being around a bunch of my BFFs on the road. "

" Playing in those bars where people really don't care about your music really gives you an appreciation for when you get to a concert, and people are singing your original music - it's been a great journey, but I definitely didn't have an interest in music as a kid until I was a teenager. "