Beautiful voice, you bring a touch of country to your covers. Refreshing and beautiful to listen to. In a sad world where any fool can have his 15 minutes of fame, you are someone who in my opinion truly deserves all the recognition you receive.

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Wow, I stumbled accross you on Youtube and I'm hooked!!! Your voice is excellent!!!!!

Love your work ,, Heart like mine is awsome you'll be the next big name in country

derek gustaria to know to me where you bought your guitar and where aprendite to sing thus is that it wanted sings sai comom your you have a splendid amazing voice for that reason me gutaria knowledge where you learned to sing thus my Msn:zonic_pp@hotmail.com

Hi , my name is Lien and I am 14 years and I love your guitars, songs, ... I watch you on youtube and on your site every timeI sit on the computer, I can hear your songs all day long ! Great ! I'm sorry, I am not an expert English speaker

Lien.

hey, I need "It'll Be Ok" lyrics ! OW amazing song I'd like to translate to portuguese ! Thank you , you're amazing

hey derek! just discovered your music while searching songs on youtube. I'm a huge fan of eminem, one republic and the fray. but i also love others songs you covered, well, I was really getting mad when I saw you covered lots of my favourite songs because normally, when I see that people cover great songs (it's full of it on youtube) i just think it's gonna be big crap and hate them for ruining beautiful songs(most people really do ruin good songs by covering them). and when I saw you covered some songs of hinder (great band)and "what goes around comes around" I really thought you were an big idiot! so, i thought, lets listen, maybe I can really laugh with this idiot! hard to admit it, but i didn't laugh at all. even wanted to listen to the other songs. never ever before, I liked a cover better than the original. that's a talent man! (i like your own songs too)I even want to pick my guitar from under the dust and start playing! imagine that,Belgium, 19 year old girl, 2 AM, playing the guitar only because she's impressed by another (practicly unknown) artist. well, i'm gonna wait till tomorrow to play the guitar, but know that you inspired me. take care of that talent, it's a special one, please don't use it to make comercial crap, that's how great artists just become mindless losers, so be different, the way you are now. greetings from belgium x btw, excuse me for the poor grammar and stuff, but hey, you can't expect me to do it perfectly when i'm congratulating someone i don't even know, in the middle of the night ;-)

your about the only guy that can cover a song and make it sound better then it did before you'll go somewhere someday so keep it up derek i enjoy listen

Derek, first off, you look good Second of all your talent is beyond anything i've ever since befour. You have an incredible voice and your guitar skills are unbelievable. If you ask me , there must be so many young boys looking up to you as their idol. Your a good sourve of inspiration for us all. I love you music and I'm sure i'll love anything els you'll be creating/convering. I love music and you make want to pick up my guitar and play my soul away.

sincerly! You rock

Dara we're in the same group on "schuelervz" And Derek I'm more in love with your songs than with each other<3