Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.

I am responsible for me. I can kind of take care of what I need to do and should do what I like to do.

The real amazing thing about all of this is I think I've maintained the mentality of a musician throughout it all, which I'm proudest of. And I'm still playing on people's records and singing on people's records.

The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it.

I've always felt like every note of a song is of equal value.

It's so much more interesting when you're human. I hate making mistakes, but I'm not afraid of 'em.

And from my place, and from the time that I went through my divorce, I also had my father pass away in the middle of all that. And it kind of made everything else just kind of like the back burner, you know.