All these different groups of people that are put right in the path of billions of dollars of American tax payers' money. If I had enough time I could have named all of those people [in the song], too! The song would have been 400 minutes long.

Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.

Mr. Greed, why do you have to own everything that you see?

Usually I just let my songs do the talking. As a matter of fact I have long had an aversion to celebrities endorsing politics, and in some cases even other causes. I wonder about their motives. And I have to admit when celebrities get involved in political campaigns I tend to get a little bit sarcastic about it.

My papa said son don't let the man getcha and do what he done to me.

But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.