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" I'm a '90s music kid. "

" The problem in this country is people gravitate toward one genre, and that's what they embrace. I don't understand that. If you hit me with Bell Biv Devoe meets country, well, I like the sound of that concept. "

" The first album was literally the first 12 songs I've ever written. "

" My dad was a scratch golfer growing up. When I'm on the road, I always bring my clubs with me. "

" Being from Oregon, it's part of who I am. "

" Growing up in Eugene, Oregon, there was everything from The Notorious B.I.G. to Weezer playing in my car. "

" I didn't know music would end up being my job, but I loved it so much I wanted to do it every day. "

" There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place. "

" When my first record came out, it was in the middle of the real Muse, Keane, British thing, and that beat-driven thing wasn't really that cool at the moment. "

" I was always into poetry and writing. So the urgency of spoken word is something that really has always appealed to me. "

" New Yorkers are historically tough crowds. "

" The first record blew up and sold really well. 'City of Black & White' didn't sell as well, and that's when you wonder, 'Did I peak already?' "

" Somehow, my music really suits doctors making out in the syringe room. "

" I love to play the songs that got me to where I am. I like to take a little bit from all of my records and mix it up. "

" Even on tour, where I perform songs from 'City Of Black And White,' I still do songs from 'Nothing Left To Lose.' I never turned my back on that material. On some albums, you change - that's all. The trick is to follow your heart and do what feels right. "

Black And White

" I would sit in my dorm room and write songs. I loved it. I was learning to sing and play guitar. I was becoming a musician. I was the beginner who somehow could write a song. "

" When I barely got into college, the one thing I could do was write, so I became an English major. "

" God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I understood who Jesus was - it was more than just knowing about Him: I felt like He met me in that time and place. "

" With 'City of Black & White,' I wanted a record that would make you feel good, that would sort of take you up in its hand and sweep you along. "

" I don't know how much I'm connected to the hip-hop scene, but I definitely lend from that urgency. "

" I was an English major in college, so I really liked spoken word and poetry; it was what I did before I wrote music. "

" I don't think, to be a traveler, you have to reject setting roots up. "

" The criticism people could have of my music maybe is that it's somewhat schizophrenic at times. And if you don't like that, it could bother you. "

" It's a job, and it's challenging. But I love music and creating. That's why I got into music. "

" I started as a writer. I didn't play music until late in life. "

" Getting married and really digging in with another human being can point out your greatest strengths and your greatest weaknesses. "

Getting Married

" When I first started writing music, it was to express that. I was trying to find God and trying to find meaning in my life. That's what my music was about. It wasn't to entertain. "

" I've never shaped or crafted my music for any specific group of people. Whoever connects with it is fine with me. I don't care where they come from. "

" I think you can hear all my hip hop influences in 'Just Kids.' "

" For my father, he didn't know what 'Grey's Anatomy' was. He didn't know who John Mayer was. But when I showed up on the 'Law & Order' TNT promo spot, he thought, 'Wow, my son has made it.' "