Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.

Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

I don't think any of us really knows why we're here. But I think we're supposed to believe we're here for a purpose.

The words to country songs are very earthy like the blues. They're not as dressed up and the people are very honest and say, 'Look, I miss you darlin', so I went out and got drunk in this bar.' That's the way you say it. Where in Tin Pan Alley they would say, 'Oh I missed you darling, so I went to this restaurant and I sat down and had a dinner for one.' That's cleaned up now, you see? But country and blues tells it like it is.

Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.

Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me.