I just had to find all my friends that used to be in the business. As I say, the music business didn't die, it just moved to Nashville.

I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It strips away all of your facade. It makes you so honest. It's cleansing.

All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes.

I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not.

Exactly when people are in turmoil is the time that the entertainment business has always been at its best. Because people don't want to be reminded every day that they are under siege, or that they're not having a great time of life.

I find myself going out on the road to get my confidence back, because I lose it at home.

I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much as it was.