I'm comfortable in my miseries. I have no choice.

I have always wanted to see what the vibe was like and I was right It's on the Vermillion Bayou.

I can't tell you how freeing it is to have my own label. For the first time in my career, I have total control.

Ben [Peeler] and I have known each other for a decade. He trusts my crazy ideas and spontaneous combustion and he gets the players I want and knows the kind of personality players I like. He has taste that I trust and that to me is more important than any technical things.

So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.

Music should be poor. Music should be with out air conditioning. That's just the way it is.

I like strength. I depend on my own.