I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.

I wish I was as sure about things as Bill Monroe was sure about things.

Bob Dylan is one of the very few people in the history of popular music who you can unquestionably apply that word [genius] to.

I really believe that if I make records that are indispensable to my audience, they'll go out and spend money to buy them, even if they've already downloaded them. If they can afford it. If they can't, I'd rather they be able to download it than not get it at all.

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 trying to make records where people don't feel cheated. Nashville has been guilty of insulting the Country Music audience for years and years.

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