You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

When you sing, you pray twice.

Canadian Railroad Trilogy is an extremely fine piece of songwriting.

When I think about country music, I think about America.

Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears, you are someone else I am still right here.

Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way.

I had an empathy for prisoners and did concerts for them back when I thought that it would make a difference - you know? - that they really were there to be rehabilitated.