I never really set out to do anything in the charts with music. It came as a total surprise that I did, and it's fun.

I try to tell one lie in every interview. It keeps people I know amused when they read the article.

I don't know how to write without thinking what people would want. You don't know whether they want you to be black or white, so you kind of get a gray, something in the middle.

I never really set out to do anything in the charts with music. It came as a total surprise that I did, and it's fun.

I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool.

Every time I do an interview, it's like serious therapy. But real therapy isn't something that I'd ever have. I feel fortunate that mentally everything is functioning well.

In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.'