I think life awards you if have your priorities in the right place.

I'm sort of religious, actually. God can be interpreted many ways, I think. If others were more open-minded about what god can be, instead of just calling it god and saying it works this way or that way, we'd all be in a better situation and a better place.

I like to play music that people can feel deeply but it's also interesting to listen to - a nice balance between cathartic and pop music.

My marriage is the most important thing in my life, but in a weird way I'm able to focus on other things more clearly by having it in my life.

It's healthy for a band to become slightly less relevant

Don't be afraid to put anything on paper because the best art has some element of danger to it and if you hold back then people will kind of be able to tell that you're trying to be something you're not.

I used to download a lot of music, and I understand it in this economy, but personally I buy my music. It feels good to be able to support a band you like. Plus, it'd be really hypocritical if I were still doing that, since I really hope people are buying and experiencing my music.