Keith has developed a lot of confidence in his technique. When he does make a mistake, he learns from it and bounces back.

I hope the rumor is true. If I am replaced it works to my advantage. It's predetermined that if I'm replaced I become the head golf coach.

These guys have intelligence and great desire to work. For the young guys, 'patience' is not in their dictionary. They want to play right away. They're on track.

Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?

My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around. I don't have to have too much technique for it. I've developed the parts of my technique that are useful to me. I'll never be a very fast guitar player. I don't really know what to say about my style. There's always a melodic intent in there.

It's a different thing when I sit down with [Memphis songwriter and longtime collaborator] Keith Sykes or some of my buddies in Nashville. It's more likely that I'll actually make the appointment and I'll have some fun and maybe at the end of the day we'll get a song out of it. But I've never had any discipline whatsoever. I just wait on a song like I was waiting for lightning to strike. And eventually -- usually sometime around 3 in the morning -- I'll have a good idea. By the time the sun comes up, hopefully, I'll have a decent song.