As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants.

I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.

There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.

Finding clothes in the South was impossible.

All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.

I don't think I have any right to say I belong to that [Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan tradition]. I think that's something that eventually maybe you get inducted into. I'm just experimenting.

I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.