When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen.

I have been waiting a long time for this. It's been my dream forever. Now that it's a reality, I love it. I haven't been burnt out at all and I have a bunch of guys with me that feel the same way.

I'm thinking of you, that's all I do, all the time. You're always the first and the last thing on this heart of mine. No matter where I go, or what I do, I'm thinking of you.

I'm always looking for things that make me kind of uncomfortable.

You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.

I'm a member of the George Jones fan club, and I'm a member of U2's fan club.

I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made.

My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.

Country music has always been the best shrink that 15 bucks can buy.

I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade.

Blackberry Smoke is the real deal!

With our thoughts we make the world.

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The reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule.

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

It's been nice to have a band and people I'm close to that I can get that understanding from and help me realize what I want to do in my life as a musician.

The faith that I love the best, says God, is hope.

The riches of His free grace cause me daily to triumph over all the temptations of the wicked one, who is very vigilant, and seeks all occasions to disturb me.

Meditation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be.

The persistent failures of controlled, double-blind experiments to support the claims of parapsychology suggest that what's going on is nonsense rather than sixth sense.

She was old too, when she went to school they didn't have history.