The songs that work best are broad lyrically and have one strong concept in the metaphor.

I toured for 13 years, and it was very lonely, and it was hard work.

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.

I love TV, and I love movies, and I pull so much content from the drama in all of those mediums and put them into songs.

That's the thing about awards - it's for the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes. An award is just a clap at them.

About 50 percent of the songs on the radio are like, 'Live like tomorrow doesn't exist. Like it's my birthday. Like it's the last day of my life'... Such a large percentage of pop music is really about party time.