I have a real dog-like mentality, in that it's like, 'Where is my next meal coming from? Am I ever gonna eat again? Will I ever write another song again? Will anyone show up for tour?' I think it comes from being really poor as a kid.

I have this typical Ukrainian face. Even people who know my music don't recognize me most of the time, thank God.

It's like sometimes, you can just lay back and it takes the pressure off of you.

I know that I can sing really loud. It's like having that really big Evinrude engine on the back of your fishing boat. But I've been trying to be more dynamic with my voice and not just singing on ten all of time out of terror.

The Bible tries to make humans not animals the whole time. I think it's a bit of a mistake.

I think my songwriting might be a little more on the darker side maybe.

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?’ ”