Writing songs and looking for ideas is like blinking my eyes. It's an involuntary muscle. I do it without thought.

I've been to two concerts in the last 10 years.Bob Seger and the Eagles.

When I go in and vote, I vote for the person I think will get the job done.I don't vote right-left.

I have drawn a very close bond to all the military people.

My first gig, I was about 17 or 18. But I'd been singing a long time. I got a guitar when I was 8, and started trying to write songs as a teenager.

The Iraq War has thrown such a heavy shadow on Afghanistan that you can't hardly get any news about that now. I went to Afghanistan this year and spent more time there than I did in Iraq ... just 'cause they were forgotten about, and I wanted them to know that I appreciated it.

Burning up the phone until there's nothing left to say, so I lay here and just listen to you breathe. Girl you know it's only been a week since our first date-back when you were just a stranger to me. I've never let another in so soon.