If you've ever sang in falsetto, you know that your throat is between your voice and your mouth. In a standard voice, you sing from your belly. And when you sing in a falsetto, you're blocking that. It gives it a filter. It gives it a character. It's less revealing.

Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility.

People just wanna see someone talking about themselves constantly. I'm not interested in that.

I couldn't write a political song. There's just opinion; it's all arbitrary anyway. It's all subjective.

I hate my voice. I've never been comfortable singing.

I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored.

I took piano lessons when I was a little kid, but even before that, you're singing in the classroom and wherever. Gosh, children are always singing. But I took music lessons, some choir and things like that at school. I learned how to play the guitar when I was about 13... ancient history.