I grew up in rural Dixon, CA, and I've been hunting with my father ever since I was a young boy. He taught me how to hunt and shoot, firearm safety, and have respect for the outdoors.

I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people.

My music is my No. 1, and I've got people who believe in me and keep me going. I'm thankful.

We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it.

Duntz asked Smith, 'Added up, how much money did you get from the Cutters?' 'Between forty and fifty dollars.

He's got that way of believing his opinion is the truth, but he's not disagreeable about it. He's too sure he's right to bother being disagreeable.

Million dollar deals in my email, you mad as hell you ain't CC'ed

Stop focusing on what you cant do, focus on what God can do.

No comedy should be longer than 90 minutes. There's no such thing as a good long joke.

No man can claim to usurp more than a few cubic feet of the audibilities of a public room. . . .

All men have the stars, but they are not the same things for different people.

There are two things John and I always do when we're going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song.

She that weds well will wisely match her love, Nor be below her husband nor above.

The more you read, the more you calm down.