That was American Recordings. I said, I like the name, maybe it'd be OK. So I said, I'd like to meet the guy [Rick Rubin ].I'd like for him to tell me what he can do with me that they're not doing now.

Burn my Flag and I will shoot you........but I'll shoot you with a lot of love, like a good American

I would take songs that I'd loved as a child and redo them in my mind for the new voice I had, the low voice.

I like to sit on the front porch of an old cabin I built in the woods and just listen to the birds; I like to fish in the pond and I always throw the fish back.

Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since.

If you have political convictions... keep 'em to yourself

I love the young people.