Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16.
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My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.
I started making music for myself when I was sixteen.
I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music.
When I try to explain to people the big influences in my life, or at least when I first started, the most important ones were my friends who were also writing songs and were typically four or five years older than me.
People my age don't always know where their music comes from.
It wasn't until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music.
I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.
I started making music professionally when I was 14.
My influences change all the time; they have to remain current, because they're the things that capture your imagination and make you want to go into the studio.
I've been playing rock and roll since I was 16 years old, and now I have a 16-year-old.
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