We're all given a window of opportunity, I think all artists are, of any genre. A window when you're truly relevant, the spotlight's on you and people are watching what you do.

If I wanted the ticket to be a $200 ticket, I'd have made it a $200 ticket, but I don't want it to be that.

I think right now, you've seen these artists pop up over the last decade who've flirted with branching together a lot of different kinds of music. Some of them have been huge, and sold millions of records. And I think over time it's become a little bit of what the industry can be.

The evolution of the music is what allows it to survive.

The town I came from really had one industry, and that was furniture.

The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.

I've always made music that was representative of real life.