The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight. The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You.

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers. I know it's unkind, but my own blood is much too dangerous.

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

Making music makes me feel vulnerable in the best possible way. It gives me a feeling of balance.

Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock.

When you get an idea, it's not going to be a great idea until you push it. You’ve got to push it until it’s uncomfortable. And then you’ve got to ask yourself, ‘Does my project say to my audience what I want it to say?’ ”

People get strange about whether you've written your own songs, which seems really stupid considering that, especially in Country Music, it's about oral tradition and passing things on and the songs weren't meant to be played by one person and then forgotten.