I don't get in vote in whether or how people remember me when I'm gone. It's really dangerous to sit around and worry about it too much, for me. It gets me way too in myself to worry about what people are going to think about me when I'm not around anymore.

Sonnets are guys writing in English, imitating an Italian song form. It was a form definitely sung as often as it was recited.

My audience doesn't agree with me on everything, but I love my audience, because they're totally okay with us having a dialogue.

I'm one of the few people that I know that sings better than they did 20 years ago.

The reason music became so powerful to our generation is that it's art you can consume in your car, and we were driving around a lot.

I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.

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.