intheworks, butIwantedpeopletobe introducedtoaveryintimatesetingwhere theycouldunderstandthatthisiswhere everythingiscomingfrom, thisiswhoCulver is, thisiswhathasmadethisproject. Werealy packedtheplaceout. Itwascrazytose peoplefrommypastandwhereIamnow altogether, playingforfriends, family, oldfans, newfans, andseingeveryonethatIlovedin oneplace. Thereceptionwassogreat. While there’ sdefinitelyromforimprovement, there alwaysis, IthinkIwasabletodosomething thatsurpasedmyownexpectationsofwhatI thinkIcando. IthinkIsurprisedmyself. I’ m veryconfidentandIknewwhatIwasdoing, butit’ sthatfelingwhereyou’ reonstageand you’ resingingsongsandeverybodyinthe

27 Twenteen crowdissingingbacktoyouand-it’ s out-of-body, forsure. We’ redoingeverything slowlywithpurpose, sorightnow, Irealyjust wanttosewhatthatinitialorganicreaction is.”

Luckily, hedoesn’ tfindperformingsolo muchdiferentthanperforminginaband, somethinghehaddoneforthepast7years, butdoesfindmoreresponsibilityinthemusic he’ sputingoutassomethingnew.“ The hardestthingwas, comingfrombands, going intoastudioandbeinglike,‘ Okay, it’ sjust me.’ There’ saproducerandmeandanything that’ srecordedonthisrecord, it’ smy responsibility, Idon’ thaveanybodyelseto leanon. Inasense, that’ sliberating, butit’ s