The stupidest thing that a writer can do is write a memoir I think, unless it's right before you die -- maybe.

San Antonio is like a military town. It's like literally - when I was growing up there, there were five Air Force bases, plus Fort Sam Houston. I was always sort of near the military.

Bob Dylan emerged from nowhere, like an alien. And that was just the start.

I have a low tolerance for mediocrity in music and life. I'm into pain and joy and the in-between doesn't interest me.

You can go out and find ways to make your own record and get it out there now. If you really want to, you can be heard. Keep things simple. Learn to go out and play solo. That's a really really good thing to learn, if you're a singer-songwriter. Don't be dependent on a band because you may not always be able to afford one.

I don't care what's happening in the mainstream of country music. I haven't in a long time.

I'm not going to waste a second feeling sorry for myself because I'm not a bigger star than I am. I can walk down the street in most places in the world and I still drive really nice cars.