All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

The revolution starts now.

I don't separate writing songs from poetry and short fiction. In the area where I work in my house, there's a word processor and a guitar.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

I have a low tolerance for mediocrity in music and life. I'm into pain and joy and the in-between doesn't interest me.

Back then, the business depended on bohemians. ... They needed Kristofferson and Roger Miller ..It was the tail end of something...the last Tin Pan Alley. ...and we were the night shift! They gave us keys, because they knew the best songs weren't written in daylight.... We got our keys taken away several times...me and Guy Clark.

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