Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.

Some people lose sense of what their music was when their life starts to get better.

Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever.

Some people make their best music when life is horrible.

What's important to me is people just being people.

I could care less about the radio or the TV or album sales. I want that connection with people because when I'm able to walk down the street, I want them to feel like I've done something for them and helped their life because I've never felt that way about a musician.