I thrive on being on the road, waking up in a different place every day and having my life revolve around music. When you walk out in front of 300,000 people and pull it off, it validates you.

The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished.

When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.

Took your car, drove to Texas. Sorry honey, but I suspected, you and I can't cry anymore.

Once over there [Balkans], I felt extremely patriotic. Here are these people, from 18-year-olds to military veterans, enduring real duress for the cause of peace. I don't ever want to play for a regular audience again, only military folks who are starving for music.

Where I fit in is confusing to me.

Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings.