I have a tendency to kick it up. I like to rattle the cage.

I work because I think that I wouldn't feel good about myself unless I was contributing.

I did go through a Goth thing, but that was a long time ago. I just like artists that shake it up, that piss people off or make people think or rattle the cage somehow.

I was very protective of my father and I didn't like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out.

I think having kids just makes you want to do things to help people. You have children and you see how fragile and innocent and helpless they are when they first start out. If they are going to be a victim of whatever they are surrounded by, I just do everything I can to try to make whatever change I can.

When I'm doing interviews, I'm doing interviews, and when I am writing, I'm writing. I sit there with a musician and I write. It's the same process since I started writing in my twenties. I like to come in and leave with a finished song.

I'm still finding my way, and I made a lot of mistakes.