I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful.

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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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 -...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

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...

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

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

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

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

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

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 was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

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 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...

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...