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

My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.

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

I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.

Finding clothes in the South was impossible.

I didn't do anything differently than what my father was doing. It's a really hard family to rebel in. I could have become an accountant. Or I could have become a Republican.