I Guess What I'm Trying To Say

I Don't Really Drink Before A Show. That's My Only Drinking Rule. Especially With Today's Cell-phone Cameras, There's No Win To It.

There's This Idea That Somebody's Job Could Be More Important Than Somebody Else's, And To Me, That's Not True.

I Was On One Bus With My Band And Crew For Seven Years. I Didn't Come To Town With A Karaoke Tape. I Didn't Get On A Tv Show. There Were No Shortcuts. Anybody Who Wants To Follow My Model Is Welcome To It. You Don't Want To Follow My Path.

As A Songwriter, You're Never Off - For Me, Anyway. There's A Certain Mentality Of People That Decide, "oh, We're Going To Try To Write Songs From This Time Of The Day To This Time Of The Day." Almost Treat It Like A Real Job. I Can't Do That. I've Never Been Able To Write Songs Like That. You Never Know When Something Creative Is Going To Hit You, Or Emotion Or Whatever. You Can Take It, And Turn It Into Something That Makes Somebody Feel Something. I Love That About My Job.

I Truly Believe That Music Is The Most Powerful Thing We Have.