The whole Bible is the story of men and women trying to get back to God, to overcome that sin with sacrifices, good works, sermons, prophesy, witnessing, giving all kinds of things. It never worked.

A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling.

We are a nation of people who are afraid we are not enough.

I was taught that pain is bad.

I learned that lesson a long time ago. When you write popular fiction you're going to get bashed by critics.

So be it. God created profoundly fallible creatures on this earth, and human history is mostly the story of error and accident.

Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.

When you see yourself on a 40-ft. screen. you go, 'Oh My God! I look so weird!'