I'd always been a fan growing up, and in high school, I was really into Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen.

Before too long I was playing badly out in some bars around Memphis, but as soon as I learned a few chords I started writing my own stuff.

I was 35 years old and not in the best of shape. I spent many late nights playing music, drinking beer, and eating Taco Bell.

There are about five or six songs that were written in full or in part while I was in Iraq, and that was definitely a life-changing experience. There was no shortage of inspiration.

I love most 70's song writers, not so much outlaw, but really those 70's guys. I'm a big fan of Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, those guys.

On the music side, I'm a cross between maybe that Texas songwriter and that Tom Petty feel.

Ethnic conflict is a line between religion and stupidity.

Do good and inspire others to do good

Sharing is just like spending, we give or spend for others while hoping them to be happy and better. At this way we can accept and find in our hearts the happiness that we want.

The man who says his prayers in the evening is a captain posting his sentries. After that he can sleep.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.

I want - I want - I want - was all that she could think about - but just what this real want was she did not know.

Have you noticed we can breathe in here too? Gosh, I wouldn't have picked up on that.

When I first came into this world, Elvis was already fat.

It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.