The Importance of Storytelling

I think about it all the time because I'm more of a melody guy, especially in newer music. A lot of times I get caught up on a riff and I like the music and I got to go back and listen to the words. When I write, I want to write something that if I had written it 50 years before then, it would have meant something to people. And 50 years from now, it's going to mean something when people hear it. It's going to tell a story that is relevant.