I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.

Writing songs is about trying to connect with people on a deeper spiritual level - but I'm not a fan of contemporary Christian music.

Just because a suit fits, doesn't mean it looks good. You need a tailor. You want to get bespoke.

I have a theory that you can decide to make whatever day it is a good day.

When you're around enormously successful people you realise their success isn't an accident - it's about work.

Honest always sells. Always has, always will.

I'm just a regular guy, but if you cross me it will get physical.

When life gives you the opportunity to check off a thing on the bucket list, you have to check them.

The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever.

Everything that kills me , makes me feel alive

Im not interested in fad songs.

Don't judge me by my books. They're not my voices, and they were never my stories to tell.

No matter how much you water the ground, if the ground holds no seed then no plant is coming out. Don’t expect the plant to come out unless you have sown a seed

Once you learn how to diw, you learn how to live

Pressure is something you put on yourself.

Holy angel, in Heaven blessed, My spirit longs with thee to rest

I believe everything out of the common. The only thing to distrust is the normal.

There is an alternative to war. It's staying in bed and growing your hair.

Confidence is a horrible thing

If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty. “Who cares?”

Scapegoating will go on forever. We need someone to blame - illegal immigrants, single moms, people in prison. We need someone to victimize.