I have to practice to be good at guitar. I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
I always loved Willie Nelson, but I loved the songs that Willie made famous.
You know, it's funny how songs continue to grow and evolve and become a new and deeper reflection of your life.
I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.
If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.
Our perception of songs that we've written... the meaning changes from day to day... to whatever stage we're at in our life and careers.
I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of myth or dream.
The way you look for songs, you find yourself looking for little signals and clues about life and how things are.
For some reason, I'm really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs.
Every song is something that I've been through or an emotion I've felt - like falling in love or heartbreak.
My songs are like a three-legged dog - you have to get to know them to have any love for them.
I love story songs because I've always loved books.
Even though I hate acting, I love doing videos for my songs.
I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.
I love characters songs and I love to fit into a story. I love singing through a character's journey.
The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion.
'Kiss Me.' That's my 'Twilight' tune, a song you'd have on the 'Twilight' soundtrack.
I wanted to write a happy song. I didn't know how.
I can't remember writing any of the songs that I've written.
If you write songs you have an idea how they're going to sound.
I write my own songs, and I only see their flaws.
