Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.

Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

Mirror that lies, mirror that lies, that can't be me in the gorilla disguise.

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television. My mother insisted that her children read. To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.

Whatever thrills you, anything you love to do, just say - Someday, I will.

Elvis up in Michigan and maybe out in Mars.