I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin.

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

I guess my view of America is of a real bighearted country, real compassionate.

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

They say "ya gotta stay hungry"... Hey Baby...I'm just about starvin' tonight!

They put a rifle in my hand, sent me off to a foreign land to go and kill the Yellow man.

I want a thousand guitars . . .