For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.

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This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something...

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something...

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

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

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine...

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine...

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside...

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside...

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that...

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that...

Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up...

Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up...

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

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

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and...

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and...

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a...

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a...

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation...

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation...

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

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

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real...

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real...

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

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

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money....

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money....

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind...

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind...

My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to...

My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to...