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It's easy to make an album full of great songs. But I want people to go for the ride. The songs have to make sense together.

I'm a songwriter who just wants to bring people great songs.

It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people.

I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

The best thing is when you hear somebody take your song and make something great of it.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now that I have two albums' worth of material, that gives me freedom to compose a set that's more well-balanced and build a show rather than just a recital of some songs.

I think from an artist standpoint, you have to put out music that you feel like represents you and things you feel like your crowd wants to hear. And if that drives them to go and download the album or the single, that's what we want.

I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.

Making an album can be like being pregnant: you want to pop that thing out and show everybody!