My fans get enough politics on TV every day. I want them to think for themselves. I don't want them to listen to me.

The beauty is that it's all a part of this wonderful dream I had in college. It's beautiful to see what it's turned into. It's the journey that I'm most proud of.

I can't believe that I get to stand on the stages I stand on every summer, and get to sing the songs that I sing.

The title [of the album 'The Big Revival']alone fit what I was feeling. It defined what I was going through. That year off was a time to revive, to reset, to reclaim, to revitalize and to re-focus. It was a revival of how I made music, how I presented it and my connection with the fans.

I love living my life in flip-flops. I met a guy in the islands a while ago who told me he hadn't worn a pair of shoes in three years! I thought, 'Man, that's the life!'

When I'm onstage I feel changed.

I don't really drink before a show. That's my only drinking rule. Especially with today's cell-phone cameras, there's no win to it.