An unfulfilled life makes a hard man.

Most of these - most people's stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography.

When I look at myself, I don't see the man I wanted to be.

It's hard to be a saint in the city.

For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive

We live in a post-authentic world, and today authenticity is a house of mirrors. It's all just what you're bringing when the lights go down. It's your teachers, your influences, and your personal history. At the end of the day, it's the power and purpose of your music that still matters.

You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation.