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

I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.

Politics has always been in my music. Anybody who doesn't understand how political "Copperhead Road" is isn't listening very well.

I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

I still write more songs about girls than anything else.

If there is such a thing as a workaholic, I'm it, and that's what passes for leisure.

Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it.