Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.

I'm trying to get out of my own way

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?

I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness.

Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it.

I'm always writing ideas down and then I stick em in my pocket and put em in that folder so I don't lose them. Like, somebody might say something, and I'll go, oh that's a good line, and that goes in the folder, too. It's kind of an ongoing process for me.

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.