“I picked and co-wrote the songs that if I was a guy who would be spending my hard-earned money buying an album I would want to hear.”

I didn’t have a lot to do with the first record.

A lot of people say I’m an overnight success, but it’s an overnight success that’s been twelve years in the making.

I was so happy and content with in life playing music. Music was always my first job and my day gig was my second job.

I think it has a lot to do with determination. I treat people the way I want to be treated and believe if you work hard you can have the things you want in life.

I was blessed. I had a great childhood and great parents that loved music and family. I moved from England when I was almost 18 and been on my own ever since and have been trying to make a living in the music business for the past twelve years.

My lifes a wreck, and I love it.

Someone told me once that Lucinda Williams takes six years between albums, and that’s what stuck to me; it’s like, you really are a factory. You don’t do things to make them, on your own time.

The worst thing about me is that I’ll buy albums and put them away on the shelf and forget that I’ve got them.

Using what you have always enhances what’s to come no matter if it’s an album, song, artwork or whatever.

You never know when you put out an album that’s unique whether it’ll get beat up for it or not.

For a Jewish guy, I’ve recorded a lot of Christmas albums.

Im the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then theres a few more albums in us.

If My New Album Isn’t Out in 2014, Something is Seriously Wrong!

I’ve recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn’t help you make a better record.