Never apologize on stage. Most people never notice when you make a mistake or if you are having a bad show..

You can't start a fire in the pouring rain..

Over the years I have realized that the mistakes and forgetfulness is what makes live shows more endearing..

I'm pretty down to earth, I always have been and though I am on a much different path than most 25 year olds, I feel like I have a bit of a double li….

Being an opener is all about warming up the audience for the main band. That is always fun, pretty easy; there isn't a lot of pressure..

I love myspace and sites like that, cause its allowed me to stay connected to my fans. The personal connection remains the same, but as I've grown, i….

For me surfing is just something that I love to do. I grew up surfing, is sort of like a family requirement. I can't imagine my life without it. But ….

Maybe the best hasn’t happened yet..

On tour I feel like it's always so go go...you're always just taking in and storing information and feelings and things. So for me I need time off to….

I toured for about 2 1/2 years on twentythree and then I took about a year off. I really just spent some good quality time by myself at my house, coo….

You kind of gotta step back from your dreams and your passions once in a while, and kind of do something else for a minute so that you can come back ….

I love being home, reading the paper in the morning and having a cup of coffee, doing laundry, going grocery shopping and running daily errands. For ….

I've always been someone who likes to share and talk. When something happens to me I [don't] run away from it. I want to dive right into and explore ….

I think humans in general, make associations and feel the need to group things together to have a better understanding of them. Though I would say my….

I hope to always be able to relate to my fans and be in the moment with the world and the community. I think as you gain popularity it's easy to loos….

Me and my friends get together all the time for girls night, or watch rock of love on the couch. I end up going out to a lot of shows, and surfing wi….

In a perfect world, I would do 3 weeks on 3 weeks off; so that I could always take a breather and come back to music with a fresh mind..

There's a much bigger picture beyond surfing, its part of an ocean culture. Everything comes back to Mother Nature. Surfing is a way of connecting, a….

We're always supposed to be happy and positive. There's something about letting yourself slip into that vulnerable space because you can really feel ….

When you have fans telling you their stories it makes you feel like you're not alone..

I think it's important to make sure you learn and understand the business that you are in, but it's also important to not let that get in the way of ….