I used to think that great art happened without argument, and maybe that’s not the case. Maybe the things that are most important in this life, you have to fight for.

I wanna be a part of the generation that throws out money, throws out time, throws out all that we are against something bigger than ourselves.

Anything worth doing in this world is incredibly difficult to do.

Live rather than talk. Talk is cheap and the tabloids scream about it every day.

Jesus Christ's mercy and power indwells us and gives us the strength to make a positive difference.

Pain is a common emotion in many of my songs mainly because I often don't know other ways to express it adequately. In my songs I wrestle with the things that I don't understand.

From the shore, the ocean is forever. It's a beautiful, dangerous place. Music is tied to the sea, born from the struggle, looking for hope. Because hope belongs in the dark places.