I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie.

Greg Trooper writes great songs, including one of my very favorite songs in the world, Little Sister. On top of all that, there's his voice - an instrument I have coveted for 15 years.

I've been on every interstate highway in the lower forty-eight states by now and I never get tired of the view.

Having a child at 55... that's optimism.

You know I ain't never prayed before 'Cause it always seemed to me That prayin's the same as beggin' Lord, I don't take no charity.

I feel like I owe my audience something. They feed my kids. And I really like my job, a lot.

My gift's primarily literary. That being said, I ended up a musician. By the time I made the bluegrass record...I'm more impressed with myself when I push the envelope musically than I am when I push it literality.