I'm pretty self-conscious, so I tend to work in a way where I say what I need to say and get out rather than revisit things. It's kind of a collage style. I realized that it had more emotional weight that way. I'll always be in the developmental stages as far as being a songwriter.

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

I once asked a studio guy in Toronto, "How many people don't use auto tune?" and he said, "You and Nelly Furtado are the only two people who've never used it in here." Even though I'm not into Nelly Furtado, it kind of made me respect her. It's cool that she has some integrity.

I like driving. I'm a real sucker for driving across North America - I never get sick of it, ever.

I grew up with lots of animals and I related more to them than I did to people. I feel a lot of empathy for them.

Rich kids who write songs about food stamps always piss me off. I'm not going to write any songs about that, either.

I remember people would talk about Country Music like it was this sexist, lame thing. Well, no, because Dolly Parton is writing songs and playing her guitar and producing. She's doing it all and she's got hits on the radio.