You have to have some kind of clarity or understanding of what's happening to write.

You will never have the answers, but you have to keep pushing yourself and keep reading and keep working on yourself.

I was just a music lover who wondered what it would sound like if Otis Redding strapped on a guitar and played in a punk band. Thats it.

I guess I would call my music blues punk. Theres a lot of influences.

Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.

Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else.

Ive been making music since I was 14, but for a while, I was afraid to perform.

I dont think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

I hope that I can make music that helps people in some way or that they can connect with, and that I can just live a life where I'm surrounded by people that I love.

Life is short, so I am one of those people - and luckily my girlfriend is too - who wants to live everywhere. I don't know how long I'll be there, but I like it right now.

A true messenger lives a burdened life. If he is the Lord’s vessel, he carries in his heart a burden for souls none can share but those who know it firsthand.

I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn't have one. So I got a cake.

I am this bundle of what has been, and what has been accomplished.

With everything you do, in fact, you should train yourself to question your repeated behaviors.

A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating.

We must not be concerned only with that which troubles us, but with all that troubles God.

Though I did not know the place, I set out for the land of my dreams. Having arrived at the land of my dreams, I found I did not know the place

I'm perpetually lonely.

Andrea Jaeger plays tennis like she's double-parked.

I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.