Sometimes I write about things that never happened to me that wind up happening to me. When you put things out in the universe, sometimes they wind up coming true.

Too many times I've heard records from bands who were obviously, like, 'Well, we're at least gonna do half as well as we did on our last record. At least we can count on that.' You really have to keep that initial hunger that made some of your first best songs your first best songs. You have to keep that fire in the belly.

I definitely consider myself a songwriter first because that's my best attribute.

I honestly think that with every song you release you have to keep winning your own fans over again.

I would call myself more spiritual than religious.

You never know what your parents are going to say when you tell them you're getting married - especially when it's with someone they haven't met yet!

After this many years of being a lead singer in a touring rock band, I've had my fair share of fun. But those days are long behind me.