Ocupation: Singer-songwriter
Life: b. July 11, 1994
Birthday: July 11
I live in a neighborhood that's very family-oriented, so I feel like everyone else is sleeping and I'm sitting up, making music. It's just me. It's a nice time to be creative.
Topics: Nice, Sleep, Creative, Family Oriented, Nice Time
I don't think I'm delusional, but I'm definitely a dreamer; I definitely want to see the best in things and I believe in what I do.
Topics: Believe, Thinking, Dreamer
I would literally never think about melody. I never thought people listened to melody because I listen to words.
Topics: Thinking, People, Melody
Traveling really inspires me, seeing other cities and going on tour. If you've got fans online, it's hard to remember those people are real people.
Topics: Real, Cities, People
I really struggle to get up in the morning, but I also get my best ideas really late at night, when I'm trying to sleep.
Topics: Morning, Struggle, Sleep
When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.
Topics: Song, Writing, Guitar
Nothing makes me happier than writing a song that I think is good or that I want to play. Writing songs helps me.
Topics: Song, Writing, Thinking, Play Writing
Moving to London was a culture shock, but in a really good way. I'm more aware now, and I'm less trusting of people in the music industry.
Topics: Moving, People, London, Culture Shock
Working with other people, it's hard to get them to make it sound like what you have in mind. Also, it's really expensive to get your tracks produced, so I thought if I could learn how to do it myself, I could make five albums in a month and it would be free, it would be me, and it would be everything that I'm doing.
Topics: People, Track, Mind, Working With Others
Sometimes when I'm writing a song I'll get carried away with production when I'm only on the first verse, and that sacrifices the songwriting.
Topics: Song, Writing, Sacrifice
When you go on tour and see everyone, you're like, "Oh my god. This is actually real life." That inspires me to write more songs.
Topics: Song, Real, Writing