Blaze Foley was a genius and a beautiful loser.

I'm pretty much the same person I was 20 years ago. My politics haven't changed. I have the same feeling of idealism. But I am a little bit wiser and more experienced.

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there

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 guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.