I like my audience. I always feel when up on stage performing that I could enjoy having a cup of coffee with any one of them.

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

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

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.

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.

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 don't know where creativity comes from, but I think everybody has the ability to be creative. I think what's important about creativity starts when you're very young and how we're allowed to experience our imagination. The people who bring us up and teach us are fundamental in either encouraging creativity or discourging creativity. My imagination was always encouraged.