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

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

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things.

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.

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

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

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.