I Think The Criticism That I Take

All We Do As Songwriters Is Rewrite The Songs That Have Impressed Us Till We Find Our Own Voice. It's Part Of Learning The Craft.

You See Things Differently At 40 Than You Do At 31. Especially If You Got To 40 The Way I Did.

What Songwriting Does Better Than Almost Anything Is Empathy - It's Incredibly Empathetic. The Reason People Sat Around In Bars When They Were Bummed Out And Listened To Country Songs Is Because It Made Them Feel Better In The Long Run.

If There Is Such A Thing As A Workaholic, I'm It, And That's What Passes For Leisure.

My Gift's Primarily Literary. That Being Said, I Ended Up A Musician. By The Time I Made The Bluegrass Record...i'm More Impressed With Myself When I Push The Envelope Musically Than I Am When I Push It Literality.