I Kind Of Go In Waves With

You Can't Manufacture Inspiration, So A Lot Of It Is Still A Waiting Game For Me. There's Still A Lot Of Mystery To Songwriting. I Don't Have A Method That I Can Go Back To - They Either Come Or They Don't.

The First Music I Ever Got Into Was The '80s Alternative Bands That My Brother Listened To, Like The Cure And The Smiths And R.e.m. And Fugazi. I Can Remember Specifically Saying The Cure Was My Favorite Band Back In Second Grade.

My Brother Went To College To Become A Doctor And If He Studies Hard Enough He'll End Up Just Like Papa, Who Hates His Life.

I Have On Many Occasions Spoken My Mind From Stage. I Have Offered Organizations Table Space By The Merch Booth. I Have Donated A Dollar-a-ticket, Or The Entire Guarantee, To Different Causes. I Have Registered Voters. I Have Played On Behalf Of Political Candidates.

I Keep Drinking The Ink From My Pen And I'm Balancing History Books Up On My Head But It All Boils Down To One Quotable Phrase If You Love Something Give It Away