I don't know if bliss is possible and I've always thought that my best times will be later in life.

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, there's a truth in your heart that says you'll never leave me, and the touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall.

I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me.

That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing

The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day

If you don't know what makes green, you're going to try every color combination.

Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it's not appealing

I don't look for bliss, just contentment.

Growing up I used to love bands like Free and ELO and the Rolling Stones. When Robert Plant got in touch it made perfect sense to me.

I'm much better at fixing or changing a melody to suit me than I would a lyric. But for me, everything is lyric. It has to be true for me to say it.

Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.

If you find what you do each day seems to have no link to any higher purpose, you probably want to rethink what you're doing.

Our Father Who Art in Heaven gathered more meaning for me as my own father joined the Maker when I was still in school.

Once you finally cease all judgements you will also be freed from the need to forgive.

Yes sir, the fish was left in place of the crystal ball. It's been bagged and tagged for analysis.”Great. Now we have another red herring on our hands.

I've felt like an outsider all my life. It comes from my mother, who always felt like an outsider in my father's family. She was a powerful woman, and she motivated my father.

If you want to buy my wares Follow me and climb the stairs... Love for sale.

If the Cowardly Lion were on RuPaul’s Drag Race, so much of my childhood would be less nightmarish.

I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse.

I am moved by the light.

Lay low, play dumb, keep moving.