I am a late starter. I like to go on into the night when it's quiet and everything has shut down. I find that's where music and minds open in the dark.

I love being a gypsy and getting on the bus with the band making sounds for the people who love and enjoy a night of Americana and good times.

I was singing before I could talk.

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

A great hang is mandatory. But in all of my years as a traveling musician, on a whole it's been pretty damn magical. There have been a couple duds along the way, but most time, I'm in awe of the guys who want to play on my records.

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.

I didn't go to college.