In this world, you've a soul for a compass and a heart for a pair of wings.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I want to try it again and again, and a lot of times my fellow musicians have to hold me back and say, "Nah, I think we got it."

Was it a light only she could see? A gypsy's spell? A mystery?

In this world, you've a soul for a compass and a heart for a pair of wings.

As far as politically how country music goes, it's true that it's regarded from a distance as a genre of music that at different times, the more right elements of the political spectrum have claimed for their own.

20-some years ago, I'd have a big old radio with a tape deck, and I'd hit record and try to get something down on the tape, but nowadays, I can use my handy little smart-phone; I sing into the app for voice memo.

I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?