I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.

I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.

It may seem strange, but the most grateful I've ever felt was when I was held up at gunpoint. After I handed over my wallet and the mugger ran off into the woods, I thought, 'Thank you for not shooting me.' I was overwhelmingly glad to be alive and unharmed.

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field.

When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.

I am not dead inside. I still care about right and wrong.