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

In retrospect I wrote things about my life and my family's existence, I realized that it was a frighteningly harsh way to make a living. And I used to say that they were slowly dying trying to make a living.

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

My parents were not affluent people and were not - didn't come from the extremities of education. My mother had a high school diploma. I often think I so wish she'd come out of the hills in Appalachia and been able to go on to college. I think she would have made a wonderful teacher.

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.

Quality is timeless: It will clearly define itself.

Another lesson about a naive fool who came to Babylon, and found out that the pie don't taste so sweet.