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Education, for me, has helped me in my music.

Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.

For me, music was the only reason I went to school. I was kind of a street kid, in a lot of trouble committing crimes and stuff. Music gave me something to focus on.

I was kind of torn between playing music or playing college football. I was going to college and really focusing on my music career.

I'm a huge fan of music in schools and music education because that's how I grew up.

When I was a teenager, I began to settle into school because I'd discovered the extracurricular activities that interested me: music and theater.

Going to college was never an option. I was passionate about music, but how much talent I actually had was another matter.

I encourage the study of music. And the immersion. 'Cause my life has been so enriched by being involved in music as I have.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

I went into college undeclared. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that music was obviously this central big important thing in my life that I was gonna keep doing.