Life is a musical influence in my experience. But as far as actual music and actual bands, uh, I'll just look at my little collection here. Let's see….

I don't listen to my own stuff unless I've been drinking a lot..

Believe in all the good things you keep inside There is no freedom in life without freedom of mind..

I have an aversion to conformity..

It's important for me to say something, and with wisdom if I can. I don't think there's anything wrong with just going out there and having fun and g….

I feel like everybody knows the world isn't the happiest, most peaceful place. And though everybody has an idea of what's wrong, we're not changing i….

I felt that we started to go through the motions. Our hearts weren't there. Because we were always working on the band, and it became more about sell….

My music is music that Christians and Catholics can listen to. Muslims. Buddhists. And non-religious people as well. It's just music. You can look at….

I don't have a label, I don't have a manager, I'm doing everything myself..

There are bands now, and for years, that called themselves emo. I never followed that stuff..

Trying to be creative, yet having to deal with the day to day - I mean, there is a lot of stuff to deal with. Like sitting at the computer and sendin….

Almost everything I do, especially later on, is really very scripted. And I do it over and over again until it's perfect..

Even when I am forced to conform - we all are on many levels - that line is definitive. It says exactly what it means: Be an individual, you know? Be….