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.

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

Home is where my horse is.

I don't ever try to anticipate my audience. I just write the songs I want to write, and hope people like 'em.

Man, I need to impress her, cause I'd like to undress her.

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 am limited by what I can think of to do-my choices are not so great.