What seems conceit, bad manners or cynicism is always a sign of things no ear have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.

I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.

I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.

I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way

The thing about Alzheimer's is that it's... it's sort of like all these little, small deaths along the way, before they actually physically die.

I think in the world of rock music or whatever it's called - anything outside of Nashville - there's a lot more freedom within that industry to do whatever you want to do.

Sometimes I feel like I just open myself up like I'm a vehicle for something coming through me. It's like a meditative state I have to be in.