As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.

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And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make...

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve...

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve...

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just...