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I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want.

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On the road, I weigh 168. At home, ten more.

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I try and eat good. On the road, that's next to impossible. And we eat a lot of unhealthy things when we're in Texas - that's what you do there.

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Nashville's like any other hometown - after a while, it's stifling.

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My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.

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I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.

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New York has always had a love for Southern artists. There's no place else that makes me feel like the city does. I just love the immediate nature of the city, you can get whatever you want whenever you want it and do whatever you want whenever you want to.

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It's nice coming to Nashville, and we have four-bedroom house and a dog, and we go swimming a lot. We get down here and spread out a lot, and I miss my sweet tea and my cornbread and my good southern cooking - but I'm down here eating pretty for two weeks and I'm ready to go back to New York City.

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You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to have your facts straight. But I think you don't have to live a hard life to be a good or interesting songwriter.

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I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 4th, 1982

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