The Dad in Me Is Like, Oh, What Are You Doing?

"It's amazing to be that creative on that level, that young," he says. "As a damaged person, I'm like, oh, what are you doing? Why are you writing chum on yourself and going into that sharp pool?" The singer-songwriter was nervous about starting his music career at the age of 19. He had a bad experience early in life when he met Ryan Adams: "I can't handle it."