I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange.

The wonderful news is that when a person with my lack of art background can be successful, then anyone can. I'm not super talented and had no art training. Nothing, nada, zip. No workshops or classes.

There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up.

It seemed like there was no control over it. I think certain things just popped. God was blessing us in telling us that certain things were going the way they were supposed to go.

We learn to beat fear by doing.

It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved.

For new bands, I think a major label is the safest place to be. Independent labels are the ones getting away with murder. A lot of them are hobbyists who rip-off young bands, taking advantage of people who would never get signed to a major.