Sometimes I do an automatic songs, songs that you don't really think about, or work on. You just look back and it sorta surprises you.

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

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.

I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist.

I looked at myself, and I just said, well, you know, I can sing but I'm not the greatest singer in the world. I can play guitar very well, but I'm not the greatest guitar player in the world... And so I said, well, if I'm going to project an individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.

All you can do is show people...You tell stories that are true and compelling.

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