PC: When did you begin your music career? 

SW: At the impressionable age of 13, I asked my parents for a guitar for X-mas, and they bought me a Memphis electric guitar painted in Eddie Van Halen's paint scheme. I thought I was the coolest. Unfortunately, all I could play was "plink, Plink, plink...plink" because they didn't get me an amp until the following Christmas. I took up the acoustic years later (when I was about 22) and started playing exclusively that until recently. I'm now working on an electric full-band project called Falling Faster.

PC: Who are your main musical influences? 

SW: Edwin McCain, Tori Amos, Rick Springfield, Rob Thomas and Jeffrey Gaines.

PC: Where can someone get copy of your EP "The 16 Days"?

SW: You can pick it up in Denton, TX at Hastings, or you can buy it online at CDbaby.com or towerrecords.com or at a show.

PC:  If you had to pick a couple of songs you have written or recorded that you are most proud of, what would they be and why? 

SW: I'm most proud of "Day Turns Into Night" because it's the most personal and meaningful song to me. It was written from the perspective of someone close to me. I imagined what I would feel in their shoes at the loss of a parent. "Perfect" is a close second because it's about me and when I met my wife.

PC: Is there anybody that you would like to perform with or do a duet with?

SW: I want to do a duet with Tori Amos, but I'd LOVE to perform with a harder band like Sugar Cult or Fall Out Boy. I love that sound and it would be such a high-energy show.

PC: What are your fondest career memories so far?

SW: Touring this summer and meeting such cool people and talented musicians. The world can be a hard and shitty place, but then you meet some amazing, beautiful, good-hearted people and it's brighter for them.

PC: Do you have a preference when it comes to playing, whether it's acoustic or electric?

SW: I love playing acoustic and it's been my life for years, but I have an itch to "rock out" now.

PC: Where do you want to be in the next few years with your music career? Any long term goals?

SW: Honestly, I want to play massive shows in front of millions of people. But who doesn't? Just to be in a room where people sing along with music I've written and know the words means more to me than anything else.

PC: If not for music, what would you be doing as a career?

SW: I'm a thrill-seeker.. Something dangerous.

PC: What CD would be found in your CD player right now?

SW: "The American Tragedy/welcome to the show.