I mean, roots musicians - we can get old, you know? We can get up there and wear overalls and deliver the songs, we don't have to look any certain way.

When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.

There are so many different versions of "Tennessee Waltz" and they're all so good.

I can't believe the ignorance there, so I don't allow it to affect my life, I don't allow it to come into my zone, and it's not in my world, really.

Even though I like looking good - don't get me wrong - but if I don't want to, I don't have to.

I create my own reality. And I'm not the only one. My reality is becoming more prominent.

There are a lot of murder ballads out there, but most of them are about killing the woman. I was like, "We've gotta turn this around!"