My favorite song is 'I've Always Been Crazy,' because people tell me I'm crazy everything I tell them I want to do something like this. And maybe I am, but that's OK. I do what I want to do, just like Waylon and Shooter.

It says the right things. When we do the song live, people stand up and sing along by the first chorus.

The secret of my success was very simple. When I found a great song, I grabbed it.

My brother and I used to ride around in a half-ton cattle truck, listening to Waylon, so when he died, my brother told me, 'Man, you've got to do it. I've always wanted to carve him since I've been listening to him. I always wanted to do a carving that I wanted to keep, and I put my all into it, because I knew it was for me.

I've been a fan of Waylon since I was 10, and that's when I started carving, too. I watched my dad whittle, and so I tried it. I basically taught myself; I went to a few shows and asked a few questions, but I never took a class.

The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation. I can't contrive a song.