I only listen to my own music when I'm playing an hour-and-half set each night. I don't put it on recreationally.

I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron.

Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance.

The Lilith Fair thing was Bummer Town - hey, hop aboard the marginalizing train. I guess you had people come out of that and have careers, but I think there was a pretty intense backlash, too.

Let us love God my brothers, let us love God. But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow.

I started playing guitar when I was 12 and probably from that age knew that I wanted to make music and make my own music. Playing with other bands like the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens was more like an apprenticeship for me than anything.

I grew up around a lot of various religions, so it's a part of my consciousness in a way. Everything from heavy Catholicism to followers of Indian spiritual masters to Unitarian universalists - all in one family. Though the family aspect was stronger than any particular dogma.