All The People I Hung Out With

I Always Loved Leann Rimes And Especially Clint Black For His Soulfulness. As I've Gotten Older, My Influences Have Broadened - John Mayer, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Beatles - All Of These Artists Have Somehow Been A Part Of My Development As A Songwriter.

I'm From Louisiana, And That's Where I Got My Start, In Cajun Music. There's A Huge Music Scene Down There Centered Around Our Culture. Those Are People That Are Not Making Music For A Living. They Are Making Music For The Fun Of It. And I Think That's The Best Way I Could Have Been Introduced To Music.

All The People I Hung Out With Were Musicians.

When I Was 13 Or 14, I Took Seven Months Off From Touring. I Did A Lot Of Weekend Gigs In Louisiana. We Have Fairs And Festivals Every Weekend. But I Took Seven Months Off. That's When I Really Started Digging Deep. I Wrote A Couple Songs That Year That I Still Play Every Now And Then For People.

All I Knew When I Moved To Nashville Was That I Wanted To Make Music In Whatever Shape And Form I Could.