Embrace Your Passion
Be Inspired by Everything
Embrace Your Passion
I grew up listening to the magical and inspired songs of artists like the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, CSNY and many other artists. I wondered if I could be capable of writing meaningful songs, too, and I started doing so in high school. I heard melodies in my head, and I felt a strong desire to create songs that reflected my reactions and emotions to what I was reading about and observing in my daily life...
Live Life in Song
Be Inspired by Everything
Embrace Your Passion
"Up in the Air" proved to be one of the most serendipitous moments of my life. What were the odds that a song I'd written about uncertainty and restlessness would have the same name as a major motion picture to be shot in St. Louis, with the director, Jason Reitman, even coming to my collegiate alma mater to talk about it? Powerful forces were at work that day, that's all I can say!
Be Inspired by Everything
Be Inspired by Everything
Be Inspired by Everything
I LOVE communicating with people through music. When someone responds to a song you've written and sung, it's unlike any other sensation you could have. I've had people say touching, flattering things to me at times that absolutely stayed with me. I try to tap into universal experiences in my songs, and if I succeed, based on someone's reaction, it's a truly transcendent thing.