Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.
I don’t stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.
Anytime you do something from the heart, people just know it.
You look out there and there’s people that, their day is changed because of your contribution to it.
Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that’s ever lived. I’ve never heard anyone like her.
Yea there ain’t nothing not affected when two hearts get connected. All that is will be or ever was; every single choice we make; every breath we get to take is all because two people fell in love.
When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new. It always winds up feeling more like a job interview.
I love any and all situations where you celebrate creativity.
I’m sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I’m a big fan of alternative rock.
I like to look at the songs like they’re little movies.
That there’s no more important decision in life than who you marry.
As a guitar player, it’s harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.
There ain’t a woman in the world that wants to hear the word yes when she asks if you think that she looks chubby in that dress. And if she cooks all day you better eat it with a smile; it doesn’t matter if it tastes just like bad gravy on a Goodyear tire.
Deep down, I’m just a West Virginia hillbilly.
If there’s a song where there’s a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don’t worry about what anybody thinks.
Even in your darkest moments, you’ll think of something that’ll crack you up.
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.
It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It’s who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys.
I’m a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It’s a shame.
In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn’t so concerned with impressing anybody.