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" Art, when done well, creates empathy. "

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" I think having near-death experiences, they sure made me free. "

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" War is hell. Sending young people to conflicts that are unwinnable and unresolvable - it puts them in a position where they're going to suffer. And yet their experience is that they're proud of their service, and they should be. Service freely rendered is a noble thing. "

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" A song is an emotional lightning bolt - a good one, anyway. "

" Songs are here to help us: they build bridges from heart to heart. "

" I came to music and knowing a little bit about life, and I came to music knowing a lot about business - and that's a real advantage. By the time I came to music, I had purchased real estate, opened restaurants, and been in the business world, so the music business didn't blindside me. "

" If somebody in a family is in service, the whole family is in service. I didn't know that. I didn't know our veterans were being deployed seven, eight, nine, 10 times. It's inhumane. "

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" I always knew I was going to make a record called 'The Foundling.' Since I picked up a guitar, I knew it. "

" I think, because of the kind of writer I am, I can't do it halfway. I can't do it without dedicating my entire life to it. I have to give it a hundred percent. "

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" I think we're very much in a mystery here in this life and that artists try to pierce the mystery with their art. "

" A lot of times, a bunch of songs have to be written to get to the next really good one. "

" I think each veteran's soul has something that it needs to say. I know from my own personal traumas, it's very hard to know what that is. But when I'm watching someone else struggle, it's not as confusing for me, 'cause it's not my struggle, so I can help identify that. "