Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it's just going to sound dumb.

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 thought it would be cool to take flat-picking and put it in overdrive. I thought it would bend the ear.

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

For every rockabilly festival staged here, there are 10 held overseas.

To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box.

If you listen to everybody's opinions, I mean, I always say I'd be digging a ditch on the side of the road now if I had listened to what everybody told me what to do. You know, you have to follow your heart, you have to.