What
are you up to at this very moment?
Driving
to a show in Pontiac Michigan, my friends typing while I drive, because safety
first!
What can fans expect to experience at one
of your shows?
Probably
me talking too much, lots of stories, and I would like to think a general good
time. I also like to hang around after the show and meet as many people as I
can.
What is your favourite song to perform live?
Loaded
Gun, I’ve always wanted to write a song like that, I used to cover a lot of blues
songs and rock n roll songs because I love the feeling of playing them on
stage.
When
you’re not performing what do you do to keep yourself busy when you’re on tour
/ on the road?
Well
there’s usually a lot of other work to do like emails and boring life stuff
like paying bills and keeping up with things at home, but other than that I
read and watch a lot of TV shows and movies. I’m watching the new season of
Sons of Anarchy right now.
What’s
the best gig you’ve ever played?
It’s
a tie between the last time I played Toronto, Canada and when I played the
Hammersmith in London with Boyce Avenue. Both were just such shocking turnouts,
I was just trying to keep up with my own surprise the whole show.
What
was the first gig you ever went to?
I
saw the Beach Boys play when I was like 7 years old. I remember I was too far
back to have it really matter that I was watching anything, but it was really
cool to hear different versions of songs I had heard on records so many times.
Will you be playing any new material or a mixture of your
back catalogue?
It
changes every night. There’s always a mixture, but the mixture always changes.
I like to keep it fresh and now that I’ve put out around 5 or so
records/EP’s, I’ve got more to choose from than when I first started.
Which other artists are you listening to at the moment?
Bob
Dylan’s new record, Drake’s new record, and a lot of country like Miranda
Lambert and Keith Urban
Which song do you wish you had written?
Happy
Birthday and the National Anthem. I think that would be a great opening line
when you meet someone at a bar. “Oh Me? I only wrote the 2 of the most
important songs in America, What do you do?”
Who would you most like to collaborate with?
I
will be available anytime anywhere if either John Mayer, Kings of Leon, or Bob
Dylan want me to hang with them.
Plans
for the rest of the year?
I
will be touring Europe for my first headlining tour, and then I will be back in
the States for a few more dates before I will be done for the year. Then,
I’m going to pull out my PJ shorts and catch up on my DVR.
