Teen Beat: Are you at all like your Leave It To Beaver character?

Erik: Yes. I think I'm a lot like Wally in real life.

Teen Beat: Where are you from originally?

Erik: I was born in San Diego, then we moved to Nevada now I live in L.A.

Teen Beat: Do you have any brothers and sisters?

Erik: I have one brother and three sisters.

Teen Beat: Do your friends treat you differently now that you act?

Erik: They used to, but they've gotten over it. They're older and more mature now.

Teen Beat: Do you have a girl friend?

Erik: Not currently.

Teen Beat: When do you start school again?

Erik: Not until the middle of September, so I've got some time.

Teen Beat: Do you have a favorite subject in school?

Erik: I like math a lot. I used to hate social studies, but now it's getting kind of interesting. I've been enjoying my time off from school though. I just picked up a pencil the other day to write down a note and oooh! I got nightmares!

Teen Beat: When you work during the school year and you're tutored, do you find that easier or do you prefer being in a classroom?

Erik: I do home school. It's hard. It's like independent study. I work out of the books independently, but if I need help I can get it from my teacher, who i see once every week for an hour. It was hard to get used to it at first.

Teen Beat: What do you do in your free time?

Erik: I read, play my guitar, surf.

Teen Beat: Do you write songs?

Erik: I just mess around with the chords and with the words and stuff.

Teen Beat: Do you sing?

Erik: I sort of sing. I yell the words, like modern rock.

Teen Beat:

Erik: Blues Traveler is awesome, but there are some new bands coming out that are really good, like Superdrag and stuff like that. I like all kinds of music though. I respect oldies like The Beatles and The Beach Boys. My friends think they're corny but I like them.

Teen Beat: Do you dance?

Erik: I go to dances but I don't dance for talent or anything [Laughs] I'm not that good of a dancer either.