It's hard for people to see how they can change how dismal things look, but there are still wonderful things to sing about. Music is the only way we are capable of talking about the most important things.

I don't believe every download is a lost sale.

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

I don't really feel like you're making a record unless you pay attention to it.

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

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.

The main thing I learned is that the more I can forget about being embarrassed when I make something, the more it is going to mean something to somebody else. I can't anticipate what it's going to be or how it's going to be perceived, so the quicker I let go of something I make, the better.