I make the music that I make because that's what naturally comes to me.

I was just working on music and reading. It was relaxing. I would just stay up so late for no reason because I was bored.

My idea of a good hit is when the victim wakes up on the sidelines with train whistles blowing in his head... I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.

It was like an exponential weed. And people treated me as if I was an established musician. I wasn't.

It always felt like I had to be a realist.

If I had to go into a battle and I needed someone loyal and courageous to cover my blindside, I know damn well Woody would be my man. I know, too, that God hasn't created a more generous, compassionate, or more understanding man than Woody Hayes.

I don't place too much importance on words. It's always the last thing I do because I'm definitely more interested in mood.