I want to make something that's useful to someone, somewhere.

Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said, "It makes me think." I love that quote. It's simple. It's beautiful. It's true.

If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do.

I don't think anyone knows anything and I don't trust people who say that they do. Don't give me a plan, give me action.

It doesn't mean that I'm overly enthusiastic about much music. Except the people that really touch me. It has to touch me, it has to grab a hold of me, I'm not looking for anything in particular.

People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher.

I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that.