I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I'd spit in a minute.

Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about. I don't.

I’ve learned to live with rage. In some ways, it’s my rage that keeps me going. Without it, I would have been whipped long ago. With it, I got a lot more songs to sing.

I'm not starry eyed, and I'm not money crazy.

My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.

I figured I could do "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World" because I believe it's the truth.

Country music has the great stories.