I don't profess to have music as my big wheel and there are a number of other things as important to me apart from music. Theatre and mime for instance.

My loathings are simple: stupidity oppression crime cruelty soft music.

The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band the music and what we do.

I had to resign myself many years ago that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me it really does.

I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'The View ' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music.

Honestly I don't listen to nobody else's music but my own. It's kind of like sports to me. You don't see Kobe Bryant at a LeBron James game - he just works on his own game. And that's what I do. I only listen to me so I can criticize and analyze and all those things.

If you talk bad about country music it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

Develop interest in life as you see it in people things literature music - the world is so rich simply throbbing with rich treasures beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.

I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

Music is the divine way to tell beautiful poetic things to the heart.