I'd go to the farmers' market in Santa Barbara, and I'd put out my guitar case, and I'd test out these little ditty songs that I would write, and I would get a couple of avocados, a bag of pistachios, and, like, fifteen bucks. That was a lot of money for me.

I was raised in a super-sheltered atmosphere where we didn't watch anything besides Trinity Broadcasting Network - which was called TBN - or the Fox News channel.

I just feel like I'm going to be criticized regardless of what I do next, so I might as well do something that I feel really passionate about.

I didn't come here to run for President. I really just came here to play rock and roll.

I'm not defined by where I came from. I never took part in the rules and hatred that sometimes go along with religion. But if my parents are happy with what they believe, then I'm happy to stay out of their way. We agree to disagree.

You don't have to feel like a waste of space, your original can not be replaced

I feel really blessed because of where I come from.