Anderson East

You can't take a kid from north Alabama and growing up in church - some of that is just gonna seep out. ”

Music was kind of a precious commodity growing up. ”

My whole goal is to be honest and sincere with the music I'm making. ”

If I had to go back to school for anything, I'd go for astronomy. ”

I did any of the normal things any redneck kid did. ”

Anderson' is what I've been called since I was a kid; my mom is about the only person who calls me 'Mike.' ”

As a solo artist, it's so easy to be lumped into a singer / songwriter genre and writing sleepy, sad songs that are very emotionally rich that mean a lot to you, and people just get kind of tired. ”

As a singer, you kind of are able to feel notes. ”

We loved 'The Crown.' And 'The Killing' and 'The Fall' with Gillian Anderson. All those crime shows are always super fun. ”

It's always difficult to be a traveling musician and still keep things together. ”