They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool.

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God.

The music business has made a 360. It's a whole 'nother game. It's not nearly what it was. And I fear for it, because, you know, with the advent of the computer and online and downloading and all these things, they have destroyed - that stuff has destroyed the record business, not the music business, but the record business. The music business is well, and it's alive and thriving. Now, I hope something happens to turn it back around to the point whereas it's - you're earning a living from writing your songs, from your work, you know, because it's not like that anymore.

We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves

When you write a song, a song has longevity

Put your trust in me, let this love be. This is for real, let time stand still.

If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.