Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels.

I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice to rise to the occasion, to be kind and considerate, and have self control.

I never thought getting older would be so great. But when it comes to depression, I have experienced less the older I've gotten.

But to make a holiday record that involves favorite American songs and then also get to sing about Jesus birth, it just seemed like a real easy, subtle way to combine a couple of things that I love.

Man hurts man, time and time again. As we drown in the wake of our power, somebody tell me why?

To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it or get a great idea and you want to write it.