I'm old-school. I want to be there to drop off my daughter at school and pick her up.

The shows are so different from each other, depending on whether I play with my band, Nine Stories, other musicians, an orchestra, only one or two members of my band.

In order to handle my emotional pain I talk to friends about it, I write, I breathe, and most of all, I put it in perspective.

Summer camp was a place where I felt like myself that wasn't like school. There were no grades, we got to try lots of new things, and I started to play guitar at camp. It was a place for acceptance and learning to be a part of a community, but also learning to be yourself. I want that for all kids, but some kids don't have the opportunity to go to camp. I want to help.

Where I grew up in Dallas, things might be a little more traditional. People have the same things in mind. They're supposed to grow up, go to college, get a job, get married, and have children, grandchildren. That's the world I grew up in.

I don't use simple words. I make games and puzzles with my songs.

Too much to ask for may leave me feeling lonely. Too little leaves me nothing.