After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together.

I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France.

A great moment of clarity when I realized I'm dying. There's no reason to wait to do the things we want to do.

I was 23 years old. It was a wild time. I was covering everything that blew up - blackouts, Studio 54, son of Sam killer, and all of that stuff.

I call it the Etch A Sketch life. Every few years, you should shake that thing up.

I've been stuck on John Eldredge lately. He's all about being a warrior outside of the church. I hate to think about this kind of stuff - I just like to do it.

If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New York City.