There's always a melody running around in my mind and my brain; and I'm really thankful for it.

Being a man of faith, what was so interesting to me was the subject, which started, by the way, with Anne Rice's wonderful books.

I really am a firm believer that if you're going to do something musically, you really need to know what that music would have sounded like, what those instruments would have been.

I try to move people emotionally.

I knew that I wanted to create rich themes, and something that people might really relate to emotionally. That was the quest, authenticity, and then just to make the audience feel something.

There's sometimes a little bit of a trap to limit yourself for an audience.

There's always a melody running around in my mind and my brain; and I'm really thankful for it.