Gypsies at home watching Jerry Falwell on TV, might mean something to you, it ain't nothing to me.

I always liked the idea of the guitar - because cowboys played the guitar.

I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does.

Songwriting ability is a gift. After a while, you come to realize, "I've really been blessed. I can write these things and it makes me happy, and it makes millions of people happy." It's an obligation, it's bigger than you. It's the only true magic I know. It's not pulling a rabbit out of a hat; it's real. It's your soul floating out to theirs.

I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.

I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.

Whatever you're looking for, don't come around here no more.