All you can do is show people...You tell stories that are true and compelling.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real. You wake up in the night with a fear so real. Spend your life waiting for a moment that just don’t come. Well don’t waste your time waiting.

We struggled together, and sometimes, we struggled with one another... We took care of one another... In the end, we kept faith in each other.

I have to write and play. If I became an electrician tomorrow, I'd still come home at night and write songs.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

My dad had a very difficult life, a hard struggle all the time at work. I've always felt like I'm seeking his revenge.

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of popularity that I had in the mid '80s that was sort of a bump on the scale- they fundamentally understood the values that are at work in my work.