There's nothing like living a long time to create a depth and soulfulness in your music.

I'm proud of the way I rearrange and put things together, like a chef who makes a great meal, or a filmmaker who puts together a story - it's casting, editing, cinematography.

I'm not that beautiful, and I don't want to be a pop star.

How I measure success is getting to make another record and being able to the come back to the same town and play again cause you sold out the last time.

I'll close my eyes, so I won't see, all of the love that you don't feel for me.

Distribution has really changed. You can make a record with a laptop in the morning and have it up on YouTube in the afternoon and be a star overnight. The talent on YouTube is incredible, and it can spread like wildfire. The downside is that it's very hard to convince the younger generation that they should pay for music.

Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.