If you've made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.

A frozen river is not a dry one, it's just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing.

Love is like a dying ember, only memories remain.

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth - that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

There are just certain sounds, music, that sort of you know people are going to like it.

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best.