... there are a lot of shredders in country music - Redd Volkaert, Brent Mason, Dan Huff .. and guys like that

When every memory has been made and the pages start to fade. And every prayer you ever prayed is heaven bound. When you think the ride is over, you're back at the beginning. Love is never-ending.

I really worked to try and be creative enough on the guitar parts so those who aren't real educated would know that there was some difficulty in doing it.

When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.

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.

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.

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.