In the late '70s, I was falling into the middle lane. I was way too country to be rock, and way too rock to be a country act.

When I first came out, country wouldn't touch me because I was way too rock, and rock wouldn't touch me because I was definitely country.

I wanted to play rocking country music, and when I started out in the late Seventies, it took me a couple of albums to figure out how to do that.

I love rock n' rollers.

I've always wanted to make records that rock like hell. But also, I've never wanted to compromise that Country place deep inside.

Hopefully, people will rediscover real country music. After all, it's in my blood.