To leave this world a better person, and for me to not be the only one who knows it.

I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically

I'm no heartthrob. Honestly, I am really happy that people are just giving me a chance and paying attention to what it is I have to say, because I certainly hope I have a lot more to say than I do to look at. That's more important to me.

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.

I love it. It's the most legitimate way to acquire and sustain an audience of people who are interested in your music. Touring allows me to play material that isn't on the album and that they wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing

I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal.