You shape your own destiny.

Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to express your own ideas. It's much more difficult to do, but the rewards are there if you're good enough to pull it off.

Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business.

It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time.

Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around.

Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.