I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger.

All the things I used to count on to get my music out there - record companies, they're all gone. And radio stations, they're gone - they're completely controlled by the government. If they're not controlled by the government, they're controlled by a programmer who's controlled by the government. Mainstream radio is suspect. You can't trust it.

This old world keeps spinnin’ round; It’s a wonder tall trees ain’t layin’ down.

Of course you have to support the troops. They're just kids. They're doing for their country what's expected of them.

Now I'm livin' out here on the beach, but those seagulls are still out of reach.

With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn't relate to the next verse. I don't think that one day really relates to the next day in life.

We live in the digital age, and unfortunately it's degrading our music, not improving.