The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people's ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It's not how fast you play. It's that unique blending of different stuff I'm most proud of.

I'm not God's gift to rockabilly. There's great players out there, and some of them deserve a lot more than they've gotten.

My D'Angelico is a jazz archtop guitar. That guitar was made for Glenn Miller's guitar player in 1939. It's a '39 D'Angelico New Yorker.

I mean, what 16-year-old is going to listen to Doc Watson?

There's a fine line between pleasure and pain. Love me like a ball and chain.

Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.

Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene.