The snappy way I would sum it up is not everyone is queer, but everyone has felt different. And I think that is something that people can really relate to in our music.

I think hopefully we've got enough brain cells left to decide if our music is really worth something.

I think you can feel the pain I've experienced in my music. It's something that a lot of people can relate to.

As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many different climates, political beliefs and people, and that was our music.

I think because people can't understand our style, they think it's a joke. Our music isn't intellectual - we make music for the common man.

I think our storytellers - our songwriters should be great storytellers, and they should be mountain climbers and explorers, because music is something that can cross all different borders.