I have more dumb luck thank anybody I know. There must be a convey of guardian angels working twenty-four hours a day looking after me[...] Like the night I first got to Nashville that I laid down in the middle of Broadway, waiting to get run over. It didn't happen [...] I could swear they were keeping me alive just to see what I'd get next, I'm glad they feel that way. I'm trying to help them a little more this days.

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

I believe in looseness.

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

If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.

My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down - but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round.

I like myself better when I'm writing regularly.