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

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot...

For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot...

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...

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...