Every now and then you'll nail one that's really, really special. And that's what you live for.

It's a rite of passage for the everyman, to a higher ground.

I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.

Set yourself the bolder course. Keep your heart an open shrine.

I'm just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what's going to happen tomorrow.

One victim lives in tragedy, another victim stops to stare, and still another walks on by pretending not to see

It took me a long time to learn how to write a good song.