There arent any rules, as far as anything-and that applies especially to writing songs, whatever gets the point across. So youre just kind of brought up to feel-in any field, if you say you can do it, do it. There it is.

I've known Shawn for several years. And he's just an amazing talent. He's a great writer, a marvelous, marvelous guitar player, and plays really good fiddle.

I hear this song and I think, Man, this is ... great. This is the best I ever heard this. I forget I'm the one singing.

If I knew where good songs came from, I'd go there more often.

I love playing and I love singing, and the writing. There's kind of a symbiotic relationship between the writing and the playing.

Ain't no chance if you dont take it.

All gut strings. Thats just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, its the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it.