Great music is great music, period.

I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.

After 'Mosaic,' I think a lot of people didn't know what my next record was going to be. And that's what I love. I just love doing music because I'm not going to follow the patterns and formulas of Music Row.

The fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors. The sun is out, you get warmth on your skin but there's the coolness of the breeze. It's really comfortable.

I just love to have fun with music, and try to find songs that say something that people want to hear.

That's kind of the mission statement for the label: to try to do great music that touches people's hearts.

When Jack White called and wanted me to do a video and play mandolin with The Raconteurs, I didn't know anything about The Raconteurs at that time.