I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.

You keep wondering whether people will see that Barack Obama is a liar and not very bright.

I realized that, instead of moving people closer to a salvation decision, an answer can push them further away. Rather than engaging their minds or urging them to consider an alternative perspective, an answer can give them ammunition for future attacks against the gospel.

It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.

Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed.

"Rednecks" always made me nervous to play, but I'm glad I wrote it and I continue to play it. It's just that the language is so rough.

It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.