I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them.

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

I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

Love's a recurring theme through my work.

A lot of kids spent more time out of school than in, but I always loved school and thought it was my way out of Cleveland, and out of poverty.

I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished.

My older sister encouraged me from early on and bought me one of the first guitars I had. She listened to all of the crappy songs that I wrote when I was 8 years old and encouraged me to keep doing it.