I never looked at music as a serious ven­ture. There was very little encouragement from my family. I didn't have anybody to entertain, so it was hard to get motivated.

I'm trying to learn how to write faster.

For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.

I took a hundred dollars from a blindman's hand.

I've never been a fan of personality-conflict burgers and identity-crisis omelets with patchouli oil. I function very well on a diet that consists of Chicken Catastrophe and Eggs Overwhelming and a tall, cool Janitor-in-a-Drum. I like to walk out of a restaurant with enough gas to open a Mobil station.

The trick is to have a career and have a family. It's like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.

when your down on your luck and you've lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans