I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around.…

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There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really...

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really...

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach...

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction...

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

So all of these things are going on that make you wake up and realize...

So all of these things are going on that make you wake up and realize...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

So I had to just kind of go back to the hotel, take a shower,...

So I had to just kind of go back to the hotel, take a shower,...

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite...

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite...

So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really...

So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really...

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I...

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I...

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it...

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a...

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a...

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul...

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...