Princeton. But by the end of my
time there, I’d found some likeminded students who were passionate about music and made
their own scene, hosting monthly
concerts in their rooms. I played
here and there around campus
and at Small World Coffee in town
a few times, but for the most part
I was traveling to New York or
Philly to perform and was spending my time in Princeton focused
on writing and recording.
Are there any songs from your
past (i.e. before “Down Wires”)
that you might still drag out
on stage these days? I haven’t
played any of those songs from
the out-of-print records in a long
time. But I ran into someone recently who brought up one of
those songs that I’d completely
forgotten about, and I went back
to take another look at them. I
wouldn’t rule out the possibility of songs or elements of songs
from that period coming back to
life in new forms, but I’m focused
New Jersey Stage
on writing new material at the
moment. As a songwriter, I think
I’ve found myself a bit more than
when I was first starting out. I was
trying to sound like a lot of other
people during those early days,
and I feel more comfortable just
sounding like me now.
Anything you’d like to say to
folks in Princeton or along the
Jersey Shore who have watched
you grow as an artist for a
while? It means the world to me
that there are people who were
listening on day one that are still
there. It’s been an unpredictable
journey and it’s one that’s really
just beginning in earnest now, but
having familiar faces along the
way that have been so supportive and encouraging is the sort
of thing that keeps you moving
forward on the days when you’re
not so sure which direction you’re
headed in. I try to say thank you
as much as I can to people who
have been supportive and honor
that support by working as hard
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