My highest aspirations as a songwriter are that people would sing my songs or know songs I've written sometime in as far into the future as I feel comfortable seeing.

If someone uses the amount of time I spend in the public eye as criteria for what my music could possibly mean to them, they probably should take a long, hard look in the mirror and figure out why they need to think they're so special. Because I don't think anybody is that special.

Stop trying to treat music like it's a tennis shoe, something to be branded. If the music industry wants to save money, they should take a look at some of their six-figure executive expense accounts. All those lawsuits can't be cheap, either.

For the most part I stand by all of records. I just always like the one I've done most recently the best and I think that's the whole point.

I think the songs are more about relationships that are endless.

I know my lies are always wishes.

I honestly don't remember the book well enough to register any surprise about anything. I don't remember anything being shocking to me.