Who keeps on loving you when you've been lying, saying things that ain't what they seem? God does, but I don't. God will, but I won't.

I'm really just trying to do things that I enjoy. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to. I just have to think if I like those different kinds of music, there are other people who aren't so different from me.

If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.

I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say.

You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you.

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

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.