Racism is a worldwide problem.

At any given time, there might be someone who's eight years old or 80 years old in the audience. Some nights there are a lot of girls in the audience, some nights not. It's so unpredictable, but I like that.

I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and perfection. Perfection can be the enemy sometimes. Some songs don't need to be told perfectly. Life is messy and has loose ends, and sometimes I think the songs should reflect that.

I'm more interested in writing about the personal stories of people. Sometimes I don't agree with them.

I've always thought preaching to the converted is just kind of futile and silly.

I feel like, as a people, we're sort of stumbling in the dark right now.

It's hard being part of a married couple in a band.