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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.