ON SONGWRITING: Whenever I’m really feeling inspired, I think it’s  important to stop and just think about what exactly is going on in your brain, and write whatever comes to mind. Sometimes I’ll just do the chorus first and I’ll create the song around that. A lot of times I’ll have a train of thinking and I’ll do the verses and I’ll create a chorus around what I’ve already been thinking of.  It’s really just dependent on whatever your mood is, at least for me.  That’s how I’ve sort of been doing it, and it’s really important also that I have the music in my head before I write anything, because sometimes words will come out and then it’s really hard to set it to music. So the music is the number one starting point for me.

ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS: I would say just keep determined and just never stop. Always practice. I think that’s such an important part of it – that as long as your technique is up,you can go so many different places with it and change your style and the way you do it.

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