I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.

You are locked into your suffering and your pleasures are the seal.

We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.

I do cherish those moments when I can just relax in the hotel room. Because there are a lot of details that have to be taken care of aside from just getting up onstage. You're dealing with a number of human beings whose well-being and safety you're concerned about. There are people I like to meet and talk to in the crew and the band.

After a while, if you are sufficiently bored or unemployed, you may want to read it from cover to cover.

I’ve seen the nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all, but love’s the only engine of survival.

I listen to the radio and I like all kinds of music, you know, but I like to hear from people who have been there. Hank Williams has been there.