The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past.

Or is it that I think too much?

Writing is extremely personal, and that's the joy of it for me.

I believe Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was... an Arctic region covered with ice.

To be with another woman, that is French. To be caught, that is American.

I'm not Vegas. Places I play usually cost like $3 to get in, you know, and people are going: Gee, I've got $3, I think I'll throw it away.

Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.