You make kingdoms and castles on your own.

I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle.

You probably became a musicians because you're into it so stay that way. Don't believe that someone else has the golden ticket for you because they don't.

I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

When people come together around music, there's something ancient going on. It has to come from a genuine place and that's part of the challenge. You have to cultivate that authenticity everyday.