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

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.

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.

I live out of cans a lot. But I try to indulge only in healthy canned food.

I'm a thousand miles from nowhere, time don't matter to me. I'm a thousand miles from nowhere and there's not place that I want to be.

Music's the one thing I try not to analyze. I don't want to destroy the magic that has always been there for me.

No compression or as little as possible - that's how you get a good recording.