Buddy , you might think that I've lost my mind. But mister, I'd pay twice to do it one more time.

I was raised in the Church of Christ, which was a very abstinent faith. And I just didn't [drink] - there was never anything that I found seductive enough, I guess, to have a romance with it.

Ironically, the success I've experienced at country radio has left me ostracized from pop and other formats of radio.

Quality is timeless: It will clearly define itself.

I hope that books don't go the way of albums and CD, large format albums, and physical product.

It's more in retrospect as I've thought about it over the years and look back at what I wrote, how I wrote things - like there's a song that Ralph Stanley later recorded with me that he had guested on my record what was called "Travelers Lantern" that I wrote as basically, you know, a hymn.

I like order. It allows me to have chaos in my head.