I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

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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...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

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.

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I...

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I...

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

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.

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...

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 happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

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