If you see me performing, you're going, that guy is simply the most extroverted guy I've ever seen. But if you've seen me very often on a daily basis and all the while growing up, I was very, very introverted. Very introverted. So I have sort of the extremes of both of those characteristics.

I was looking for some way to put my music to some service on a nightly basis. You go into a town, you play a little music, you leave something behind. That idea connected us to the local community. It was a very simple idea, but it really resonated with me.

The hungry and the haunted explode in a rock'n'roll band.

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

You know, my music utilizes things from the past, because that's what the past is for. It's to learn from. It's not to limit you, you shouldn't be limited by it.

My dad had a very difficult life, a hard struggle all the time at work. I've always felt like I'm seeking his revenge.

'Darkness on the Edge of Town' came out of a huge body of work that had tons of very happy songs.