I Never Hid Out. I Was Never

It Is So Important For Me To Try, And Having Tried I Look Back On Failure And Success As If It Were All The Same.

I Have Had Hundreds Of People Work For Me Over The Years, And I Don't Think I Ever Fired Anybody.

I Don't Know Why Songwriters Struggle. They Have To, I Guess. If You're A Young Songwriter, Quit Struggling. It Makes You Look Bad.

I Never Fixed A Story. I Didn't Make Judgments, I Let The Listener Make Judgments. When I Got To The End Of The Story, If It Had A Moral, I Let The Listener Find It.

It Used To Be That Youd Have A Song Recorded By A Major Country Artist And If It Was A Hit, You Could Buy A Car. Now You Can Buy A Dealership.