If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It's a desire to communicate. A deep desire to communicate inspires songwriting.

Technology is huge; I wanted to learn about it. People might say that's odd, but I think it's odd if artists aren't interested in the world around them. I'm always chasing that.

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

The less you know, the more you believe.

At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.

If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It's a desire to communicate. A deep desire to communicate inspires songwriting.

I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I've always felt blessed.