My dad was a teacher. He has a Masters in music. He taught elementary school, and he played gigs his whole life, and we lived good.

My grandmother had a Ph.D in library science, so I grew up in a library, and I would appreciate those books and the smell of them and how they'd have these series, and it was cool to me. I always felt like, if I had an opportunity, I'd create an album that felt like a series.

I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to have creative control.

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