They say stay in the lines, but there's always something better on the other side.

You cannot avoid war in life, you cannot avoid the fear of terrorism, you cannot avoid those things now, they are a part of everyday demeanor.

Sometimes I get so bold and I'm so confident about what I'm doing that I actually try to be more of a dork because it's a really liberating feeling to experience what it's like to not care.

A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.

All I want a song to do is just to kind of present an idea.

Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.

Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.

Hopefully people can see my music is tethered to my brain.

I believe in blues, and I believe that it's been misrepresented.

I don't have anybody telling me what to do.

I don't want to detach. I don't want to go live in a gated community.

I don't write songs in order to stick it to my exes. I don't release underground dis tracks.

I feel my shows are like a late-night talk show that we settle down and do every night.

I get recognized somewhere in between like local meteorologist and national meteorologist.

I hate being the heartbreaker. Hate it. If I date somebody and it doesn't work out, it's another nightmare for me.

I just like collaborating.

I look away at car crashes, and I know people who look away at car crashes, because it makes us uncomfortable to watch other people in pain.

I lost my head for a little while.

I love being the center of attention.

I may have taken someone through the wringer psychologically, but I've never been sinister.