Photos by Kiera Franks
Just some behind-the-scenes questions for the artist on the rise. Read more from our interview here.
Artist you would grab a drink with,
dead or alive?
Coffee and cigarettes with Tom
Waits. I would let him talk and I
would listen. I would try to absorb all
the cool things he said. Hopefully at
a diner.
What’s the best compliment you’ve
gotten about your music?
“You’re actually really good.” That’s
the most consistent.
Favorite song on the Billboard Hot 100 right now?
Khalid, “Talk.” I think that’s a great single. I really like it.

Craziest thing that happened at a
show?
Hobo took my dolly at the O Patio.
Nothing was in it, he just wanted the
dolly really bad. Then I got towed at
Ugly Tuna the same night.
Job you’d be doing if you weren’t
committed to gigging?
Probably working in multimedia in
some form. Maybe an advertising
agency or a publication.
Someone you want to collab with
given the chance?
John Mayer. He’s my true hero in
terms of his accessibility—how he’s
able to write great songs and also
be an amazing guitar player at the
same time. That’s a difficult thing to
do, and he’s been able to do it his
whole career. He was probably my
first hero.
Someone famous you’d want to hear your music and critique your work? To come up with somebody different, I’d say Dave Grohl because he’s nice. He’d give me good criticism, but he’s nice and I could handle everything he said. If I gave it to a hero and they said it sucked, it would devastate me.