I Know A Lot Of Funny People

I've Never Fit In In Any Music World. I've Always Been An Outsider. I Mean, The Fact That I Live In Indiana - I Live In A Fly-over State... I'm Not Running Away From Anything, That's The Problem. Most People Go To Cities Because They Don't Like Where They Come From.

I Want To Sell To People My Own Age, Because That's The Way I Write Songs.

What Is There To Be Afraid Of? The Worst Thing That Can Happen Is You Fail. So What? I Failed At A Lot Of Things. My First Record Was Horrible.

Take 'jack And Diane.' I Was So Disgusted With People Thinking The Line 'hold On To Sixteen As Long As You Can' Meant To Stay A Teenager Forever. What I Meant Was Keep Doing Whatever Makes You Feel Alive.

Back In The '80s And '90s, When There Was Still A Record Business, There Was Pressure On Anyone Who Was Fortunate To Have A Few Hits On A Major Label To Continue That Success.