I like the fervor of religious music, the zealous aspect - that preachers can go from a conversational cadence into this passionate singing.

Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write.

By the time you finish touring the record, everything that's exciting to me is what's ahead of me. I want to write the next paragraph.

I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs.

I'm just worn down and weary of bands whose lyrics are cryptic and self-referential.

I was definitely inspired by gospel music, or old-school R&B; I got into some Good God gospel compilations.

I like the fervor of religious music, the zealous aspect - that preachers can go from a conversational cadence into this passionate singing.