Songs really tend to connect.

Getting married and really digging in with another human being can point out your greatest strengths and your greatest weaknesses.

I am not an evangelist. I am not a preacher. I am a musician. That is what I know how to do. I know how to write songs. I know how to write things that relate to my heart. I feel that I talk about God in every song, in everything I do - all of it! I really do not know how to respond. I do not relate to that.

I never play all new stuff, because you got to "dance with the girl that brought you" what is that saying? You got to play the songs that got you there, so I love playing the songs from my very first record.

If you make people think they're thinking they'll like you, but if you make people actually think, then watch out, you're not going to be popular.

There's a truth to the fact that it's hard to be real. It's easy to be indulgent. It's easy to be bubble gum, but it's hard to find a real thing that really makes your soul tick. It's painful and honest. It can be more challenging than just a sad song.

As an artist, you just want to keep creating, keep finding a place that really inspires you that feels fresh and new and keep it exciting.