I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots

Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.

The one thing about God that's so beautiful is He is omnipotent, and He is the Almighty. But He's not a dictator.

I know what God did for me. I know that He is my way out and my way in. He's my way out of all this havoc and my way into paradise. He suffered for me and for everybody listening. God loves us so much. He tried a lot of things to get our attention. He tried a lot of things to get us back to Him. So He said, "I'll tell you what. I'm going to make it real simple for you. I'm going to send my Son. He's going to take on all your iniquities and all your sins. He's gonna die in your place so you can have everlasting life. All you've got to do is accept that.

I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.

Pretty girls come a dime a dozen, try to find one who's gonna give you true loving.

With a heart that is truthful, keeping you youthful.