My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.
When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues.
My dad used to play drums in a country band, and my mom is an incredible singer.
Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened to them - my first guitar influences. It's been awhile since I revisited that.
It's an honor to win a Grammy, of course.
I've been getting into different gospel artists; Aretha Franklin is someone I've been listening to a lot of.
It seemed at first that everybody was more concerned with my age.
I think my favorite thing is the mystery of life - it makes you feel that much better about accomplishing something.
I think you have to know exactly what you want. Whether you want to be a guitar player or a musician, you have to be really focused on it if you really want to do it.
I wanted to have something that I was proud of and that I knew people would enjoy.
I'm glad I didn't know certain things earlier, because then it wouldn't be any fun.
I'm glad I've learned what I've learned when I learned it.
I think I've just gotten better at learning how to write a song.
I've literally become comfortable with approaching whatever style of music at any time.
I've been in fortunate position of never really having to battle with my record company to do the things I wanted to do in the studio.
I think in the future I will end up doing a gospel album.
I see a lot of parents now who are really supporting their kids playing music.
I always knew I wanted to be a musician.
I definitely have a firm, fixed idea of what compromise is for me.
I didn't just want to put something out that I wasn't satisfied with.
I don't want to sound arrogant or anything, but I just always knew that my career would be playing music.
I feel so blessed, and God has been so good to me.
I have way too many songs that have music but don't have lyrics.
I love all kinds of different music.
I moved from Minnesota out to Los Angeles and I thought I was going to hate it out there, but I really like it.
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