Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

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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've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine...

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...