I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken.

It's always been hard for me to do without sounding precious or too corny or whatever.

I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?

The thing about Alzheimer's is that it's... it's sort of like all these little, small deaths along the way, before they actually physically die.

I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.