I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.

Everybody needs a helping hand, take a look at your fellow man.

Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real.

I think that if my kids are completely convinced of God's unfailing love for them, whether they fail or not, they'll have confidence to persevere in life

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 write about everything, but I just - how faith filters through all that and colors your opinion of other people and life and all that.

To me, the human experience does involve a great deal of anguish. It's joyful, but it's bittersweet. I just think that's life.