Singing your own songs is all about individual expression

The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If youre not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, youre kind of stuck.

When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I've done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I'm successful.

I've always thought that writing isn't really that hard. It's having a good idea that's hard.

If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.

When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.

If it's not too late, make it a cheese-burger