You have to go out there and give a piece of yourself -- your life, your soul. And you better give the audience everything you can -- physically, emotionally, musically. Then maybe they'll accept you and give you a standing ovation at the end.

As a songwriter there's nothing more exciting than the unknown, the new and different.

I fell in love with folk music at Surprise Lake Camp. It was the songs of Woody Guthrie and the Weavers.

When I am not writing, I'm dying.

I've finally found somebody who's up to the task of being my wife, because I'm very ... high maintenance.

Each acoustic guitar has its own character and personality. On a particular day, I might pick one up and start noodling around, looking for some emotional content in the chords.

Well, I loved singing in the chorus, and there was some connection for me between gospel and choral music.