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I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.

I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to make music that I like and I trust my own judgement with what will work with a wider audience. If you compare yourself to the charts, you lose perspective on what you're doing and why you're doing it.

I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.

I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy that we bring to people.

If your record doesn't sell that well, man, who cares? All the satisfaction I need... comes when I step out onstage and see the people. That's awesome. I love that.

I'm just not interested in selling out to get on the charts and make people happy.

It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.

Concert repertoire is some of the most beautiful music ever written, and I frequently seek out opportunities to perform it.

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.

I want to make sure I continue to make good music that my mom and everybody around me can be proud of.