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

When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.

It's true that I did get the girl, but then my grandfather always said, Even a blind chicken finds a few grains of corn now and then.

I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs.

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.

I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to.

When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I've done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I'm successful.