The Reason You Write [songs] Is Because

I Was The Audience He Wanted To Reach. Gram Parsons' Writing Brought His Own Personal Generations Poetry And Vision Into The Very Traditional Format Of Country Music, And He Came Up With Something Completely Different

If I'm Crazy, I'm Blissfully So!

Normal Is A Cycle On A Washing Machine.

The Reason You Write [songs] Is Because There's Something You Want To Say That Is Important To You - Enough To Go Through All The Torture Of Writing.

Patriotism Can Be Good Or Bad. Knee-jerk Patriotism Can Be Very Bad. I'm Patriotic Almost To The Point Of Self-consciousness, But I Love My Country The Way I Love A Friend Or A Child Who I Would Correct If She Was Going The Wrong Way. Who I Expect The Very Best From.