I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.

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

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.

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...

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...