New York City is a notoriously hard market to perform country music in.

I have always loved Waffle House. It's been like an oasis in the desert many times late at night after one of my concerts.

You can raise her up a lady but there's one thing you just can't avoid.

If I feel like doing something, I do it. If I feel like saying something, I say it. If I feel like dancing, I do. If I don't, I don't.

People get passionate about a song. It's been my experience if you put out radio candy, something commercial, it doesn't sell records.

Guitar playing is not my strong suit. I cut my finger off, working in an oil field, and it don't work anymore, so I'm limited as to what I can do on the guitar.

I only record songs that I really like and believe in and can sing with conviction.

George Jones was my friend and I loved him.

I've never been trained as an actor. I'm no Phillip Seymour Hoffman or Johnny Depp.

I don't do the same show on any two nights.

If it took me showing some warmth to get warmth in return, I'd do it.

Gerry Ford is easy to spot on the course. He drives the cart with the red cross painted on top.

Am I the Irish comedian with half a finger? No, I'm the Irish comedian with nine and a half fingers.

Habits are the shorthand of behavior.

It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We're really proud of that. We're anticipating a very strong season for CBS.

As long as there's one person to believe it, there's no story that can't be true.

The most dangerous thought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you’re doing.

What a glorious morning this is!

I don't profess to know how to balance the positive and the negative media attention. It's a gamble every time you put yourself out there, and, certainly, I'm always readjusting to it.

in California death is one of the most successfully kept secrets there is. If you doubt this, try to find a cemetery.