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" I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything. "

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" All my band members were old enough to be my dad. It was like this family vibe. "

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" There's a lot of people I'd like to write with, like Keith Urban or even as far out as Stevie Wonder. "

" I am, by nature, a guitar player... I learned all of these other instruments around that, and around the theory that I built learning the guitar. "

" My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before. "

" I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it. It's about accepting who you are and what you want to become and knowing all that you've got to work with, whether it's good or bad. My music was the only place I could be me for the longest time. "

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" I like driving around town and listening to new records. "

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