I love Country Music but what happened to it?

The songs are my lexicon. I believe the songs.

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you.

If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been around for 100 years.

We're constantly being bombarded by insulting and humiliating music, which people are making for you the way they make those Wonder Bread products. Just as food can be bad for your system, music can be bad for your spiritual and emotional feelings. It might taste good or clever, but in the long run, it's not going to do anything for you.

Done so many evil things in the name of love, it's a crying shame. I never did see no fire that could put out a flame.

Whatever people see - TV in my mind forms people's opinions.