My heart's dark, but it's rising. I'm pulling all the faith I can see.

When you have three teenagers, it gives a whole new meaning to "homeland security."

By the time I was 19, my parents weren't very authoritative over my life.I didn't have any doubt about that - at that time about what I was going to do or where I was going. I was a musician. I was going to play. I had a band. We were going to make enough money to survive on.

I know I ain't nobody's bargain, but hell a little touchup and a little paint.

I think that, when you're writing your songs, there's always a debate about whether, is that you in the song? Is it not you in the song?

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers.