I am nice to everybody. But people really take advantage of it.

I'm definitely a guitar player, but it's the last thing I listen to in a song, after the singer and the drums.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

I'm sure you feel differently about writing than you did when you first started. When you get older and your brain changes, you have to figure out how your job fits into your life as it changes, you know what I mean? I guess everybody goes through that stuff, and I'm no exception, always trying to figure out what I'm doing with music.

I don't make my living making records. Maybe someday I will.

Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.

I'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.