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

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

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

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.

We got CEOs making 200 times the worker's pay, but they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage.

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

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human.