Thou shalt not whine' should be the eleventh commandment.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

It really has lifted my spirits. It's intensified my faith, given me more hope. That's what music does for me.

Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.

A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a little toe-tapper, got to make me feel good somehow or another, or when I sing it I can't make you feel good.

When I left, after my divorce, when I left Oklahoma, I never looked back. It was the future. It was looking forward from then on.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.