Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.

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

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.

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.

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.