I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.

I actually don't go to shows anymore. Rock concerts have lost their appeal for me.

I drink wine on stage to sort of loosen my grip on reality a little.

You gotta lean towards the things that make you like yourself. Forget everything else.

I never sit and fill a journal with lyrics. Most of the time I'm trying to write a feeling, not a story. I'm not necessarily trying to describe the details of a place or event so much as the feeling of the thing. It is a kind of weird alchemy that is elusive until it feels right.

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.