What is the importance of learning how to write and promote on your own as an artist? "It?s sooo important to be able to do that stuff on your own - that was you?re not dependent on other people. The music business is full of ?no?s? and people letting you down, but if you feel strong in your knowledge and abilities, it?s not really that big of a deal and you still have the drive to keep keeping on. Honestly, I think that?s what makes an artist." Do you love touring and playing live shows? "Playing live is truly my favorite thing on earth. Being able to play my own songs for people I?ve never met before and hearing them sing the lyrics back is such a special thing that I will never take for granted. It?s also just so fun to be able to put my vision into full effect for my live show and I always get such a good feeling when each show is over. It?s almost like all the hard work (rehearsals, promoting, etc) really pays off - that?s a huge thing for me as an independent artist." Your fashion sense is amazing! What about that era of fashion do you enjoy so much? "Haha, thank you so much! I love the bright colors and clashing patterns with my whole heart. And I love being able to go thrifting and sometimes find items actually out of the 80?s. It?s such a cool feeling. Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era." Where is your favorite place to shop? "I honestly do a lot of thrifting - my favorite thrift shop is Music City Thrift in Nashville. But if I?m not thrifting and actually have money (so never), I love stores like Urban Outfitters, Unif, and Zara."
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What is your advice on staying confident with ones self? " Treat yourself to something you love, take time for yourself, don?t be on social media or rely on that for your happiness or self worth." How do you come up with the amazing photo shoots you post on instagram? "I usually will have a vision and as strange as the vision may be, I accept the challenge to try and bring it to life. I think visual art is almost just as important as the music. It creates an all around solid brand/ image so that people will remember you. It?s so much fun being able to create visual art that is out of the box." What is your advice for new indie artist? "As cheesy as it may sound, I think the most important piece of advice would be this: stay true to yourself and don?t let anyone tell you how to express yourself through your art. It?s your art for a reason. Also, it?s always a good idea to make sure you?re creating your art for the right reasons. If your motive is fame or money or to get ' that girl' or ?that boy,? then it most likely won?t work out - and that?s coming from experience. A few years ago, I was releasing music because I thought my sound was what the people wanted to hear, but it wasn?t what I was genuinely passionate about. And people really didn?t end up liking it - but I think it?s because I wasn?t passionate about it and they caught on to that. Coming to terms with that was hard, but it was a huge lesson learned. With Love You Later, I?m doing it solely because I love the music and the artistry of it and I truly believe your audience picks up on it and they want to be apart of something that?s honest and truly art, not artificial
