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I dont consider myself to be a rock star I consider myself to be a successful musician
Oh, absolutely. What do you think losing these icons means
for the future of artists and music today?
Well, the cool thing about being a musician is that you get
to leave behind an immortal version of yourself through
your creation. Bowie and these guys have left behind large
bodies of work for us to enjoy long after their passing. So, I cycle to be writing for you, so is there anything new in the
think it will continue to influence musicians long into the
future.
For sure! Now, let’s talk video games. You love them. What
is your go-to game to play?
My favorite game of all time is probably Skyrim and
Oblivion. It’s the same deal; they’re both from the Scroll
series. And then after that, I like the Fallout series. And
then, I’ll play multi-player games like Halo. Not Call of
Duty, but battlefield games, not battle front games. Those
are the multi-player games I’ll play.
On your last tour, you brought up kids and their parents
from the audience to join you on stage for your last song of
the night, Diary of Jane. What influenced that decision to
do that?
Well, when I was younger, I would go to a lot of rock shows.
I must have seen a thousand concerts; that’s all we would
do. We would go to see bands. We would go to see concerts.
And for the bands I really loved, I would be singing - I
would be screaming at the band. It would have meant the
world to me to have them bring me up on stage. So, I try
to find the kids that are doing that to me and pull them up.
Well, that’s great. You don’t see that very often, so kudos
to you on that. I know you’re touring and everything, but
are you working on anything new? I am sure it’s a constant
works for the fans?
Yeah, well that’s just it. It’s in my nature, so I am always
writing. Even when I am recording, I’m still writing for
something in the future. Songwriters write like they breathe.
It’s in my blood. I don’t ever consciously sit down and say,
“Oh, I’m going to sit down and write an album,” or, “I’m
going to sit down and write a song.” It’s just something I
do, and then when it’s time to have enough down to put
together into an album, then that’s when that happens. It’s a
constant thing for me.
Thank you again for taking the time to talk to us. I know
you’re super busy, so thank you again for this amazing op-
portunity to talk to you. Best of luck to all of you, and we’ll
see you out there.
Thank you so much for having me. I really appreciate the
support. We’ll see you out there. Thank you. 