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

I took up a sort of a hobby of just hanging around the local library. I'd pick out an author and I would read all their books.

Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked the class, Do you people want to be writers?and they all said yes. Then Lewis said, Why the hell aren't you at home writing?

I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups, bourbon in a glass, and grass.

Songwriting is as much a craft as a talent.

It is so important for me to try, and having tried I look back on failure and success as if it were all the same.

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