I have pit bulls barking at me on half of the love songs.

A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going to chase that song.

I've never quite felt totally comfortable up on stage. I've gotten more comfortable, but drinking wine is a crutch that gives me a little courage. It helps me lose a little bit of the self-consciousness and the awareness of how awkward it is standing on a stage with lights and a bunch of people looking at you while you sing love songs.

Not all the songs are real events, but I do write about stuff that is close to my heart and it comes out one way or another.

Once you do have a child you want to talk about every detail of it. And it is really boring to all your friends and it should be.

When you realize that the baby's healthy and born, it's a release and you're so happy.

Weirdly, I was still trying to be the older brother, and trying to get him [Tom Berninger] to try to be more like me a little bit. Or not be more like me but... I was frustrated that he sometimes let things stop him in his life, and he let the wind get knocked out of his sails a few times.