If you do things when you're burned out, it'll make you bitter.

Every song brings back memories, like I remember where I wrote all these songs. 'Universal Heartbeat' was my apartment in New York City. 'My Sister' was at my apartment in Boston. I remember places and I remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.

Songwriting is like going to church. I'm connecting to something, and it's rewarding in really important ways. I don't need to share it with anyone to feel good about it.

Music is so hard. It's a struggle to get people to care. It's hard to make an impact in today's world because people aren't buying records anymore.

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

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