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I don't actually like explaining the meanings of my songs, because I think people can take away more from it if they use their imagination.

It's amazing when you're playing to a crowd who barely understands English but they're singing parts of your song back to you.

I've written more songs for this record than I ever have in the past so I'm trying to give it a lot of special attention to be sure my ideas really get translated right.

That's my favorite part about songwriting, the way you write a song, and someone else might hear it a different way.

With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal.

With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why.

I love the fact that people can relate to what I'm saying, even if it's not for the same subject I was writing about. That is the power of real music and real expression.

I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is.

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself.