I'm not going out there and doing the same material every night. I have this amazing audience of fans who have been listening to me, some of them since 1975.

As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me.

You have to grow up, start paying the rent and have your heart broken before you understand country.

I'm blessed to be able to work at something that I'm good at, and that I love. It's not something I take for granted.

Yes, I always say that were a National League band. What I mean is, if you play an instrument, you have to sing. So I always call our drummer up. Even the drummer has to take a turn on the microphone.

When there are dogs and music, people have a good time.

There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.