I make the music that I make because that's what naturally comes to me.

Jack Tatum

I dabble in hip-hop, but my knowledge is so minimal, it's not even worth talking about.

hips hip-hop talking

My idea of a good hit is when the victim wakes up on the sidelines with train whistles blowing in his head... I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.

football believe ideas

I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.

motivational football soccer

People quickly forget that people are people.

forget people

If I had to go into a battle and I needed someone loyal and courageous to cover my blindside, I know damn well Woody would be my man. I know, too, that God hasn't created a more generous, compassionate, or more understanding man than Woody Hayes.

battle understanding men

The fact that I fell into this seemed more like a stroke of good fortune than hard work. Not to say that I didn't work hard, but it wasn't like, "I'm going to be a musician."

musician hard-work facts

I like Ministry, but I'm probably never going to make a song that sounds like Ministry.

ministry sound song

Since I didn't spend a great amount of time on writing the lyrics, some people would argue that they're too vague or simplistic, but I think it's kind of good. I wouldn't say they're all stream of consciousness, but they're not necessarily overwrought.

writing people thinking

I don't place too much importance on words. It's always the last thing I do because I'm definitely more interested in mood.

mood lasts too-much

I was a very private person. All of a sudden, to see myself all over the internet and be like, "Oh god, do I want people to even hear this stuff?"

want stuff people

I was just working on music and reading. It was relaxing. I would just stay up so late for no reason because I was bored.

bored reading reason

I did a lot of writing when I was in college, and that's what I thought I wanted to do; saying that I wanted to be a writer seemed more reasonable than saying I wanted to be a musician.

musician college writing

It always felt like I had to be a realist.

realist felt

I still write poetry from time to time, but my whole life is so music-oriented at this point that it's hard for me to even think about having other hobbies.

hobbies writing thinking

It was like an exponential weed. And people treated me as if I was an established musician. I wasn't.

weed musician people

I didn't try and say anything terribly meaningful. I'm definitely not a social commentator at all.

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