Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock.

We don’t need more ‘What if the mother is going to die’ debated, we need ‘I had an abortion because I was not ready to be a mother. It was my choice and my right. I own it. Back the f@#( up.

If you want to be noticed as a drop of water, why would you move to the ocean?

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers. I know it's unkind, but my own blood is much too dangerous.

You're not supposed to totally know what's happening. The songs are supposed to give you clues so you can fill in the blanks.

The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight. The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You.

I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and you got famous.

Playing in an independent rock band will eventually make you equal parts truck driver, gladiator and mule. Glamour is for those with trust funds.

We shouldn't censor ourselves based on the weak idea of "looking cool." It's such a waste of potential awesomeness.

I grew up with lots of animals and I related more to them than I did to people. I feel a lot of empathy for them.

Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.

I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?

It doesn't matter if you have to kick, crawl, scratch, hop, limp, hobble, or be carried to the finish line. Just make sure you finish you race.

All those Nupboards in the Cupboards they're good fun to have about. But that Nooth gush on my tooth brush.....Him I could do without.

M'Illumino D'Immenso - I flood myself with the light of the immense.

Stop trying to be someone you're not. Be what you're good at, be you.

You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real.

There's not a chance we'll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability.

As long as I have teeth, I'll keep playing. You can't play trumpet without teeth.

I can understand German as well as the maniac that invented it, but I talk it best through an interpreter.

Computers are only capable of a certain kind of randomness because computers are finite devices.