The vocals are the very last thing I do. So, it's kinda the opposite: with country. it's singing and guitar first, but with rock, I worry about the riff and music, vocals last.

Maybe one day the old guys will die off and things will change, 'cuz it's officially getting scary over here in America.

And I flirted with the devil and he dealt me a card. He told me that you will never win. So I sold my soul to the devil. I never thought it could be this bad. And I got the devil takin' me away

The name alone usually attracts about 50 or so curiosity seekers to the show. We know if we're playing the Policeman's Ball or something to have the proper respect, but we like to get rowdy.

Balance is always tough with the kind of shows and my work ethic and all of that, but that definitely helps me do what I do in the big picture.

My mom nor my father never pushed me into the music business. I always did it because I wanted to.

I always wanted to have my own farm. I've never been able to achieve that. It's kinda tough.

I would have to go back to being a dog. I've called myself a dog for many years.

A one-night stand that waited three years to tell me I had a son. I needed cash flow fast, It was time to get into the business.

I've never left for New York. I've stood my ground here my whole career and hopefully will be able to until the day that I die.

In a way, being raised on the farm and doing chores and stuff it's a natural thing for me to want to work outside. It's almost kind of like a rehabilitation for me with doing that.

Somewhere someone else’s break-through is hinging on you simply knowing that you matter. So please, remind yourself of this truth every single day.

The reader leaves his mark on the book, as the book leaves its mark on the reader.

Thanks to Facebook, I never forget the birthdays of people I don't really know.

Genetics loads the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

I think when you have a character as richly drawn, I suppose then there are subconscious, mental notes that you've made.

No one understands the way I feel about things I don't understand.

You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate.

Man cannot live by profit alone.

As often as a study is cultivated by narrow minds, they will draw from it narrow conclusions.

I have known only one way of carrying on missionary work, viz., by personal example and discussion with searchers for knowledge.