If I can make a connection, one connection, to any one listener in the world, I consider that successful.

I have a very deep and wide relationship with my fans.

I literally went from the outhouse to the White House.

I always go into a bit of a funk when the days get shorter and there's not enough sunlight.

I am a fan of today's sound as long as we don't get too slick, and yet I am very reverent of my roots.

I've learned lately that no one is going to hand me a permission slip and tell me to take time out for me.

When you are real in your music, people know it and they feel your authenticity.