I don't think people hear my songs and think, "Well this is a way to make a bunch of money."

I think the sweet thing about my job, more than the music I sing, is that I come into some town and a really cool community of people gets together. And they meet each other and maybe somebody falls in love or starts a little business together. I really see that as my role as I travel around the country.

I don't need to read the news. I see it on the faces of everyone I meet.

Life is a thump ripe melon, so sweet and such a mess.

If the wind and rain could play guitar, they would sound a lot like Doc Watson

Teamwork is not a matter of persuading yourself and your colleagues to set aside personal ambitions for the greater good. It's a matter of recognizing that your personal ambitions and the ambitions of the team are one and the same. That's the incentive.

I don't think people hear my songs and think, "Well this is a way to make a bunch of money."