I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human.

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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 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...

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....

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...

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that...

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...