No Matter What, If You're A Parent,

In Every Song I Write, Whether It's A Love Song Or A Political Song Or A Song About Family, The One Thing That I Find Is Feeling Lost And Trying To Find Your Way.

I Don't Want To Live In An Ivory Tower, Being The Songwriter Who Just Turns Inward.

When I Was Done With The Movie [ordinary World], I Felt Really Compelled To Start Working On Another Album. Little Did I Know, They Were Going To Come Out Back To Back.

Coffee Is The Absolute Most Dependably Ordinary Thing I Could Have Every Single Day.

We Never Fit In Completely To [the Punk] Scene Because We Were Writing Love Songs That Were Heartfelt And Endearing. Some Of The Punks Didn't Know What To Make Of Us, But I Finally Realized That Was What Made Us Punk. We Sang What We Meant, From The Heart, And Didn't Worry About What Anyone Was Going To Think.