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The main objective in any song, the songs that I write, has always been that it reflect the way I feel, that it touch me when I'm finished with it, that it moves me, that it can take me along with it and involve me in what its saying.

Lyrics can be important, but ultimately, what pulls people in on a song is melody and the tracks and the way music feels.

Really, music is what I'm interested in, and the lyric part of it came from just having to have something to sing.

It's amazing that you can listen to any song and you can always tell when there's some substance beneath it and when there isn't. Even if it's poetically written and technically brilliant, I'd rather hear something that's all over the place but has some soul to it.

At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started enjoying it and being able to say things lyrically that I would normally have to say musically.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

The emotion of a song's lyrics has always been what grabs me deeply.

I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music.

I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling.

Music makes your soul feel amazing while you're performing it.