TS: What are your passions,
outside of your musical career?
AW: My passions really revolve
around taking care of, not just
myself, but other people as well.
I’m very passionate about keeping
yourself happy and healthy--and
part of that extends into helping
others. I am very active in my work
to support our service men and
women, along with our veterans. I
love to donate time and money to
great organizations like “Pets for
Patriots” and “Stop Soldier
Suicide”--who help veterans and
their families. I also do a lot of
work with animal rehabilitation
and adoption organizations. My
favorite one has to be “Mobile
Minis”, who rescue miniature
horses and then train them to be
pet therapy animals so we can visit
care homes and medical facilities
to brighten people’s days.
TS: Can you give me a couple of
words that describe 2016--and
what you look forward to in 2017?
AW: 2016 was a big learning
experience and a lot of hard work.
All that learning and hard work--
put into 2016--will provide its fruit
this year…with a new album I’m
releasing titled “Simple Life”, as
well a tour that kicks off in May. I
also have a bunch of cool “side”
projects involving YouTube and
vlogging. So everyone can really
keep up to date with everything
that I’m working on this year!
TS: I know you've played to 6
people and you've played to 600
people. As an artist, we know you
want to play to that huge
audience, but do you feel that you
connect more with a smaller
crowd?
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