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.

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

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

People can try to make me into anything they want, but I think they're really throwing around language but saying the same thing.

I don't spend a lot of time feeling sorry for myself, trying to compare how many records I've sold or how much money I've made.

I'm not a Democrat; I'm something well to the left of a Democrat, but I'm just realistic about the system.

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.