You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.

Every afternoon, I was in the pasture with cattle or fishing and shooting my BB gun. That kind of freedom allows imagination to develop.

I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living

If it's not too late, make it a cheese-burger

Look around and you will see this world is full of creeps like me.

Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records!

I don't ever try to anticipate my audience. I just write the songs I want to write, and hope people like 'em.