I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?
I never set out to write a certain kind of song, I just play my guitar and see if I catch something.
The tough thing about radio is I’ve met a lot of people in it who like my music. But it’s hard for them to figure out how to play what they like when there’s somebody up above them yelling ’you have to play this.
If you listen to old Jerry Lee Lewis records, he’ll always – about nine times out of 10 have the lyrics different than the original record is.
I didn’t grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.
I keep things pretty simple.