The loss of Jerry Garcia feels like the end of an era in the same way it felt when Elvis died and John Lennon was killed.

Barbecue sauce is like a beautiful woman. If it's too sweet, it's bound to be hiding something.

Writin songs is like a mystery. The most difficult thing to do is have a good idea. If you have a decent idea, the songs are the easy part. Actually having something to say is the hard part. If you get an idea for a song, then it pulls you along. There are just some ideas that you get that are really hard to edit out; it's hard to stop thinking about some bad ideas. So you just finish it and you end up putting it on a record.

Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result.

I don't know what it is about the shower that generates creative thoughts. Maybe it's the hot water. Maybe it's being unencumbered even by the restriction of clothing.

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

What would we do if we didn't try? We have to try.