"a lot of your songs are disturbing." Jane, an innocent bystander at a cafe open mic...
"your songs are funny on the surface, but there's something going on underneath." Alex Wild, host of The Savory open mic.
"that song sounds like you're trying too hard." Hillary, my girlfriend.
"Hillbilly Grindcore... I love it." Geff King.
"clever ideas and song writing, particularly the single mom song. Keep working baby, you're developing some solid chops!" Mike Sharp, long-time close friend... he's probably just being nice.