The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.

Every song asks to be sung in a different way.

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

I'm a very emotional person.

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.