I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

Country music was a part of my life. Now it isn't. We had a good relationship, really, but we wanted each other at arm's length. The people in Nashville didn't want to be responsible for my looks or my actions. But they sure did like the listeners I brought.

Traveling renews you.

As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.

I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.

I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.