It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child.

But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride.

Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam.

Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much.

The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.