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

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

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

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.

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.

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.