What effect did growing up down south have on you musically?
It has everything to do with everything. If I grew up here, I'd probably be influenced by much different things. Growing up down south, all that was around me was Christian gospel music. In the south, it's different -- people are different. It's weird we such regional cultural differences between the states and it's not that big of a place. Being from the south, life's kind of slower.

How did you get your nickname, Pig?
I used to weigh 215 pounds in the beginning of high school. Spencer [Chamberlain, lead singer of Underoath] made it up when we first met 7 or 8 years ago. So he called me that. He calls me on the phone now.

You've got a lot of tattoos. Which is your favorite?
I got a portrait of my wife for out first anniversary. That was pretty cool. It turned out great. [But] tattoos are kind of weird. I love having them, but I hate it. I sit in the chair and a week later, I'm miserable. It hurts so bad.

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