I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human.

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things.