I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.

I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.

You think back to Tele players, and James Burton was the one who started it all. He inspired Roy Nichols (guitar for Merle Haggard & the Strangers), Don Rich (guitar for Buck Owens & the Buckaroos), and guys like that to push the envelope and expand on that sound... I really identify with that kind of thinking ... those guys to me are the reason why any of us do this.

It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys.

You can't kill it with goodbye; It always finds a place to hide inside your heart for your whole life. Love is never-ending.

I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be.