There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.

Music helped me to get out of a rough period in my life when I really struggled to see any future for myself and was terrified about what was happening to the people around me.

When you're a skateboarder or a snowboarder, it affects the way you talk, the way you move, the way you interact with the world and other people.

The noblest question in the world is What Good may I do in it?

I guess I would call my music 'blues punk.' There's a lot of influences.

New Orleans style is funky - it's just as experimental as the city. There aren't any rules. If you want to wear a polka-dot shirt and some crazy pants, you can get away with it there.