Songwriting is as much a craft as a talent.

If Barbara Walters was interviewing me, I'd figure her career was as dead as mine!

After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect.

It's Faster horses, Younger women, Older whiskey and More money.

Whiskey's to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer.

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.

Young kids are doing the same thing I did, but they're doing it differently. They don't do brain surgery the way they used to do it either.