That's what I so admired about Johnny Cash and June Carter. Their music wasn't a big influence on me. It was their character, their individual styles, what they were like as people. They weren't afraid to stick out.

I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth.

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.

The musings are the same I believe the fire to create burns so heavily that I am never far from a guitar or a fountain pen.

I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard.

I write about what I know.

I wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star. It defines life for me. It's all I've ever imagined for myself.