Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

I don't hear record companies coming up with any good ideas or suggestions. Historically, if it ain't their idea, it ain't no good, so you got that to contend with.

My parents wanted me to be smart and be a scholar, and the best I could do was graduate high school.

The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work.

If things are going slow, I'm itchy.

Music is the language of heaven.

Good times don't last long sometimes.