There's a long tradition of people from the South living in New York City.

People hate good books to be over. I wish I could write a 700-page book.

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 wasn't raised to not write about issues, and I'm just living in really politically charged times. You know, I'd rather write songs about girls, but it's just hard to do right now.

My politics were really radical when I was younger, and then I moderated like everyone else does when they start having kids.

I'm not a racist, but I do have to work at not being a racist, because of where I grew up.

I'm from Texas. I hitchhiked to Tennessee when I was 19 years old, and it is really beautiful in Tennessee.