I screwed up at a young age with my parents. They were very religious and they didn't really understand music. They didn't really listen to music. I went through a series of battles with them about why I loved music.

Well, [bluntness in songwriting]'s a lot cheaper than therapy.... There's been a lot of things going on for the past 10 years that I just never really confronted, or used metaphors to do so. This time out I wanted to make sure that everyone knows what I'm talking about and where I'm coming from.

The only thing missing from your life is what you're failing to bring to it.

You've got two choices: you could either complain about it, or use it as fuel to make you a better person.

Writing songs is cheaper than going to therapy.

I screwed up at a young age with my parents. They were very religious and they didn't really understand music. They didn't really listen to music. I went through a series of battles with them about why I loved music.

We definitely aren't very good at staying in one place. There's not a domesticated bone in my body.