I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to say it. Mainly because I know what it's like as a fan to hear music that is just exactly what I needed.

I have always heard that uber-successful people who write books about how to become uber-successful all have one thing in common: They all meditate every day. I consider yoga my meditation.

As soon as I saw tattoos as a way to tell your story, I thought, 'Oh my gosh, I totally get it.' So I got my first tattoo a couple of years ago, and it's the word 'hope' on my left arm. It has a couple of dots at the end for each of my kids.

Music doesn't need to be perfect, but you'll know when it's right.

The first time I toured the U.K. was in the early '90s with Billy Pilgrim, so I know how much the people there love music.

I come from a food family, so you would think that I would be great at making baked beans or something, but I'm not.

My biggest lesson ... was to try and create narrators that were believable. ...so the listener becomes really invested in the story or the song.