Emotionally, I was affected a lot by Rage Against the Machine, not specifically the literal intention of the words or what it was about, but the feel, the sound, those phrases that got me.
The thing that makes me want to proceed and finish a song is when it really touches me and makes me feel something.
The music I love to sing would have to be gospel - it just uplifts me, it takes me to a really good place.
There's music to dance to and make love to, music to cry to. I'm starting from scratch, coming fresh. But my sound still embodies the same soulful, intricate harmonies.
I've always been haunted by the devastating voice and beautiful songs of Tim Hardin. I can't imagine anyone hearing him and not feeling the same.
I've got songs that'll make a gangster cry.
Something we're really known for is our signature harmonies, our great melodies - stuff that just makes you feel something and moves you.
Our entire goal is to make something that moves you... if you don't want to call it country, I don't care. That doesn't matter to me.
