On the road, I weigh 168. At home, ten more.

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

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

I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible.

You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to have your facts straight. But I think you don't have to live a hard life to be a good or interesting songwriter.

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

New York has always had a love for Southern artists. There's no place else that makes me feel like the city does. I just love the immediate nature of the city, you can get whatever you want whenever you want it and do whatever you want whenever you want to.