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.

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

As a child I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my mother was always discussing things with my sister and me - also because I read a lot.

I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia.

It's time to start all over/make a new beginning.

I got a plan to get out of here, I've been working at a convenient store.

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