Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing.

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.

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

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.

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

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