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

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 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.

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

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out.

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

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