I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules.

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I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then...

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then...

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...

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 guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

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.