The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people's perceptions of what the word pop means.

That's the beauty of song writing. You never know when inspiration will come or how it will hit, you just gotta kinda grasp a hold of it and make sense of it somehow.

Im so fascinated by the human longing for meaning. The way we relate romantically to each other is so much to do with our longing for meaning as well.

When you work on an album for three and a half years, you're kind of ready for it to get out there. To have your songs reach people.

My process is to be by myself when I record. It's quite an emotional performance to pull off when someone else is in the room. I prefer to go away and have my own time with it, bring it in later.

I want to be the kind of artist who keeps pushing on every album. I don't want to settle on a sound.

America is definitely something I'm pretty excited about.

Just try to keep the heart turned outward, as well as having moments inward.

There's a vulnerability in music but you've also got to protect your sacred place and have a place you can still retire to that no one else knows about. So that's a thing I just try to balance.

. The key to all of that is keeping hold of humility and keeping hold of the people around you, and making sure you stay grounded with your family and friends.

I like challenging people. I love pop music that can just throw you off.

Music shortens the distance between all people.

Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.

The fragile art of existenceIs kept alive by sheer persistenceThe fragile art of existence.No time for self-pityNo time for dwelling on what should have beenBut is yet to be.

All I ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night

I imagine that it saddens the heart of God when we murmur and complain, instead of being thankful after He's been so good to us.

Exercise can't counteract the damage being done to your body while you continue to smoke. What exercise can do is help you kick the habit.

We're taught to value ourselves not by the good we do but by the shoes we wear.

Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occurred in experience.

In the future the question will not be, "Are people credit-worthy", but rather, "Are banks people-worthy?"

Unity of man has always been impossible in a world of fear and discontent where every man fears every other man as an enemy.