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

Those songs [from church], I think, shaped to some degree how I would evolve as a writer, pentameter of songs, the melodies of those kind of hillbilly hymns - I used to refer to them - because they were not Southern gospel as much as they were passed down from Scottish Welsh Protestant hymnals.

My guitars, Cadillacs, and hillbilly music Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on.

I guess I stayed with the faith. I mean, organized religion is not something that I've maintained a direct connection to in my life, but the spirituality of it has had an indelible impact on my life and remains with me.

It's meant to reaffirm the validity of that music - clean, minimalist, honest, classic music.

My music is very personal. I've created it in solitude. I face a white wall and beller. I like that sound - the expression of loneliness. That's what it's all about.

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