”MY FIRST PERFORMANCE WAS PROBABLY AT 6 OR 7"
“My father was a musician back in Jamaica. He came to Canada because of music, but he's a gospel singer. He had me in the church. Me and my family we did this little family style. We sang ‘Come, Thou Fount’. That was my first introduction (to music) I've always been around it.”
“I started playing piano when I was …
I don't even remember. But I think the problem with me is that if I want to do something and then someone tells me to do it, it's not as fun and I don't want to do it anymore. So I wanted to play piano.
I was taking lessons, but then some things were expected of me and that wasn't fun anymore. I begged my mom.
I was like, ‘Please let me play guitar and I'll go back to it.' And it actually happened, I guess.”
”MY DAD GOT ME MY FIRST GUITAR WHEN I WAS 10."
”I’M DEFINITELY NOT A LEAD GUITARIST."
“As time goes on, I want to improve myself, but I like to be around people that are better than me and pick up little things like chords. If I hear a chord that makes my ears perk up, I like asking, ‘Show me that.’”
”I FEEL AS THOUGH MY SONGWRITING IS STRONGER. IT IS ALL I HAVE."
“I'm bare. I can't hide any of my shortcomings with anything, any filters or reverb. If the song is good in this stage then I can bring it to my producers, who I trust, and they can make it better. But you've got to give them the tools to work with.”
”IT'S LIKE AN ALL-PURPOSE WEAPON, THE ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC."
“I wanted one for as long as I can remember. It's just very versatile. Anywhere you take it. I like to sing in the park and stuff like that, so it's good for writing, when you're by yourself. But then you can still perform well, too.”
