When you're writing with an artist or for an artist, you have to help them serve their vision. That's the cool part about writing songs. There are no rules.

Lyrically, 'less words mean more' is a pretty good rule of thumb. Try to cut out the fat and get to the meat of what you're saying.

Among my dad's generation, when you gave another man a pocketknife as a gift, it was a show of respect. I'll still give someone the knife out of my pocket.

Anytime that another artist or a critic that is well-respected says something nice about you, you're always thankful and hope that you can live up to that.

I always tell people, 'The music's free. I get paid to travel.'

It's such a strange marriage, a song and someone that sings it. When that works, it really works, and when it doesn't, it doesn't.

In the end all the puzzles of your life will be solved, until then... laugh at the scepticism, live for the moment and remember everything happens for a reason.

People perceive the divine according to their own biases. That doesn’t make the experience any less real.

Love is like a prison..difficult to breakout, painful to get caught and easier to get in.

What matters is like, spreading love.

God knows what lives in me in place of me.

Intelligence is characterized by a natural incomprehension of life.

Kyle gazed down at her. “I lied when I said I followed you to the bar because you’re hot.” He touched her cheek. “I saw you laughing with your friends, and your smile sucked me right in.

Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I'm used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!

As I have said before, dancing is for anyone, but not for everyone.

Some people say their life is full of darkness and I wonder why they don't just try and switch the lights on.