When I was a kid my Dad never let me sing Patsy Cline songs for one simple reason: they've already been done.

I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites.

There's no way to be able to tell what it's like to be a country singer until you're walking in the shoes.

You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.

You can run for cover, you can run for help. You can run to your lover, but you can't ever run from yourself.

I don't know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder... I think it's just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.

Love should be simple, but it's not. Hate should be hard, but it's easy.

Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling that I had.

The world says they'll never make it, love says they will.

But the main thing is that medication, too, is not all the help.

I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping. No interruptions. No noise. I like the feeling of being awake when no one else is.

Epic fails are just dramatic pauses to build up intensity of epic awesomeness emerging.

Science sees signs; Poetry, the thing signified. Co-author with his brother Julius Hare.

Let it go on record that any confusion arose simply because we lacked certain commonalities of reference.

Instead of going out and shooting people, why don't you go start a band.

Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working.

We live in a world of outrageous pain. The only response to outrageous pain is outrageous love.

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.

Twitter seems like a busman's holiday: just more writing. I have no plans to do it. I'll just stick with my 24/7 webcam. I'm old-fashioned that way.

It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.