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.

How we absorb music is unique. I know what I do. When I'm listening to music, I tend to find myself in a song. That's what really makes you connect is if you feel what that song is saying.

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.

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.

Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.

Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there.

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.