Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

Don't take yourself too seriously. And take yourself as seriously as death itself.

I was a guitar player on the streets of Asbury Park and already a member in good standing amongst those who lie in service of the truth - artists with a small A. But I held four clean aces. I had youth, almost a decade of hardcore bar band experience, a good group of homegrown musicians who were attuned to my performance style, and a story to tell.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

I would rather feel the hurt inside, yes I would darling, than know the emptiness that your heart must hide.

Mister, I ain't a boy, no I'm a man, and i believe in a promised land.

I tend to be pessimistic. I want to believe in hope.