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

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

Look around and you will see this world is full of creeps like me.

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

I've always thought that writing isn't really that hard. It's having a good idea that's hard.

Every afternoon, I was in the pasture with cattle or fishing and shooting my BB gun. That kind of freedom allows imagination to develop.

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.