I have a bunch of information in my head that I'm not afraid to put in song or onto a canvas. Into any conversation.

Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album.

A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song.

I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.