I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things.

I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out.

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing.