The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people's ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It's not how fast you play. It's that unique blending of different stuff I'm most proud of.

To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.

Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.

For every rockabilly festival staged here, there are 10 held overseas.

I mean, what 16-year-old is going to listen to Doc Watson?

There's a fine line between pleasure and pain. Love me like a ball and chain.

It's not about how loud you turn the amp up. That's not what makes it sound big. What makes it sound big is fooling around with different delays and reverb settings.