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

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

What I'm doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk music's always done. I'm not going to sing about ploughing, but I'll write a song that sounds like it should be about ploughing.

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

I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church.

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

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.