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

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.

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

I'm a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It's a shame.

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 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 can't see this world unless I go/ outside my southern comfort zone.