"I don’t know anything about [Contemporary Christian Music]. I’m not an evangelist. I’m a songwriter and a storyteller. If that story happens to be about Christ, then perhaps, in some odd semantic way, the song could be termed ‘evangelical’. I gladly accept that. I also sing about divorce. And murder. And adultery. I sing about chickens and war and bathrooms. In my mind, the gospel is not something to pander and pawn off like a diet soda drink. There is no product. There is no selling point. […] CCM is an easy target, as is Britney Spears, or Ashlee Simpson. I wouldn’t waste your time committing criticism to these things. I’m bothered by the advancement of CCM as much as I’m bothered by the prevalence of McDonald’s. It’s a terrifying phenomenon, but it really has nothing to do with me, so I leave it alone and let it live its own ugly, miserable, rich life."