I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or something I've felt, or something somebody's told me. It all comes together.

I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.

I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration.

People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.