My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to my guitar!

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest.

Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me.

And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.

For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing.