"We're not preaching anything. It's just very important in my life 'cause I write the lyrics. Spirituality, universal love and harmony--you know, it sounds hippieish and crap like that, but it really is true to me. I believe in that. But, religion? I don't believe in religion. I think each person finds it in their own different sections of life. I tend to get it from a lot of different sources. So we're definitely not a religious band."

"From age zero to when I went off to Berklee, I sang in every choir and attended every service. Some images don't ever leave you. Sometimes it's easier to express myself in Biblical terms. Once that stuff is in you, it's there forever. But we do not preach religion, we do not do it. We leave it alone."

"I got into an argument with a reporter. He kept asking, 'Are you a Christian Band?' and I said no. What amazes me is that if you use the word heaven in a song, then people assume you're a Christian band. That was this reporter's reasoning. So I said when Led Zeppelin released 'Stairway to Heaven,' nobody accused them of being Christian."