Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone like her.

In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody.

She's a yellow pair of running shoes, a holey pair of jeans. She looks great in cheap sunglasses, she looks great in anything. She's, "I want a piece of chocolate cake; take me to a movie." She's a, "I can't find a thing to wear." Now and then she's moody. She's a Saturn with a sunroof with her brown hair blowing. She's a warm conversation I wouldn't miss for nothing. She's a fighter when she's mad and she's a lover when she's lovin'.

I like to look at the songs like they're little movies.

Well one thing's for sure.. all you really need is love.

If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard.

Playing live is about going for it .. it's about bringing it ... you should see a bunch of people trying out stuff, actually performing, instead of learning the record and recreating it note for note. I can't play the show the same way every night .. I really need to be in a creative environment, every night or I'll go nuts ... my manager accuses me of singing just long enough to get me to my next guitar solo - which is true.