I just like a great song. I just wanted to be this true reflection of what is in my heart and it ended up becoming my life which was kind of surreal, but I do enjoy writing for other people.

I don't view myself as any kind of celebrity, but we as people are called to do those things and I am just lucky I have a microphone and can reach more people sometimes.

I think just as a person, if you say you follow Christ, you have to stand up for the injustices that are going on in the world.

I've certainly collaborated with others for their songs and it's fun. To me, it's exciting to write from a place that doesn't have to be so true to my life and is more just storytelling.

I can't believe I'm in New Zealand, I can't wait to play. It's just so beautiful out here and so awesome.

Musical integrity means a lot to me, personally for myself, I don't really care if other people can't even sing or whatever. For myself I have high standards.

In actuality it's drum samples in the computer. I don't know, I've just never really dug into that whole technology thing, I feel like it hurts me as a musician a little.

I am the King of biting off more than I can chew.

Look, if you wanted to be babied you should have asked Peeta.

Free diving is not entirely free: to go down you leave behind

No woman marries for money they are all clever enough before marrying a millionaire to fall in love with him first.

Every time I decide I want a child I get another pet. I have 3 dogs, 13 birds and 3 horses, what does that tell you?

I feel nothing, apart from a certain difficulty in continuing to exist.

At the time of death, whatever you have focused on the most will determine your next life.

It has been my experience that people who are at cross-purposes with nature are cynical about mankind and ill at ease with themselves.

The media's job is to question a premise.

Lir said, "It is my right. A hero is entitled to his happy ending, when it comes at last." But Schmendrick answered, "This is not the end, either for you or for her.

The people that watch or buy music or listen to TV, I don't think they separate the two as much as the people that are in charge of the production of it.