He sits there and absorbs everything and does better than us on calculus tests.

I love it, because I feel like it helps build sort of a bridge for me. Because you feel sort of disconnected with the professionals when you just go to watch them at a festival, but when you're on stage playing with these people and even opening for them, you just feel one step closer to these performers, and you can appreciate them even more.

When you finally get up on stage and you're bringing funk for the sake of bringing funk, that's what it's all about. It's just all about self-expression. Find that voice inside of you and let it out through your instrument.

I think high school is a time of a lot of insecurity. My advice is find out who you are before you try and go figure out others.