When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way.

Country and western is ignored by the intellectuals. They don't look at it as an art form. They think it's just somebody sitting on his couch singing about his life.

Great music is great music, period.

I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.

I hate negative songs; I won't sing them. It doesn't matter if it's sold 2 million more albums.

It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.

I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and sing in front of my mom and dad.