When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.

My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little I think that's where the tie comes from.

If you date a musician, you're never, ever really gonna be first either. You're gonna be right behind the music and maybe right close.

We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.

Country was about character. Country's changed because of monsters like Clear Channel who bought up all the stations and sliced them up into formats. Our demographic is now the soccer mom.

Life aint always beautiful, but its a beautiful ride.

I am so anti-people's opinions when I'm making a record, but when it's finished and I put it out there, I hope somebody likes it.