Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music.

It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love.

My favorite Aggie joke? I'm sorry I don't understand the question

Everybody's career is different. In this new age of being able to talk to the whole world at once, the possibilities are staggering, really, to be able to do things yourself. But I've always enjoyed my relationship with the record company.

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.

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

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.