A lot of songs you write are just for exercise -- just pencil sharpeners.

A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.

His one-of-a-kind voice and ethereal songs set him apart from all of his contemporaries and made for a diverse set of followers.

I take a whole life story and compress it into three minutes.

Country music is three chords and the truth.

I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase.