I'm really just trying to do things that I enjoy. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to. I just have to think if I like those different kinds of music, there are other people who aren't so different from me.

That's right, you're not from Texas. But Texas wants you anyways.

Singing your own songs is all about individual expression

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

You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.

Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don't think about how a song will be received. I just hope that, when somebody hears one of my songs, they'll want to hear it again.

I don't know what it is about the shower that generates creative thoughts. Maybe it's the hot water. Maybe it's being unencumbered even by the restriction of clothing.