Nashville's like any other hometown - after a while, it's stifling.

I always watched movies and rooted for the bad guys, you know? I've always been that kind of guy. I still hold some respect for criminals that are good at their jobs.

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

I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet.

I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs.

Finding clothes in the South was impossible.

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