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I would say my grandmother is the best cook, but it kind of trickled down to everybody else.
We all cook."
Credit: Katie Kauss
On Southern Manners
“We pray before the meal.
You keep your bottom in the seat.
You don’t stand up during dinner.
You mind your manners, you finish your everything on your plate.
And I would say even more so now as an adult.
So, I just grew up with a pretty serious love for music.
And my dad would play guitar for me growing up.
And it was kind of how I connected with him.
We grew up playing cover songs, and now my dad plays my songs.
Which is really sweet and special.”
My mom is a morally sound person.
And that song was really special.
The first time I heard it, I cried…
I’ve got really good parents to look up to."
Looking back on it, it’s kind of a blur.
It was a roller coaster.
And to have success, you have to really work for it."
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