I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human.

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.

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.

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

And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

We got CEOs making 200 times the worker's pay, but they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage.

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

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest.

Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism.

I'm excited to be a part of the Olympic movement again.

The church is not made up of spiritual giants; only broken men can lead others to the cross.

I've never been comfortable as a lead performer, and I never wanted to be a singer, particularly.

Piracy doesn't hurt an artist unless the artist puts out a bad album.

As long as people are listening that's all that matters.

I'd like to be a jellyfish, 'cause jellyfish don't pay rent.

The love of money grows as the money itself grows.

Parents are the most likely to be victims of the violence of their mentally ill children.

I aimlessly travel, meaning I have no agenda other than to get small in the world, be quiet and observe people.