I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids.

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

I'm a Scorpio, and who knows if there is any validity to it, but I'm very emotional. I have high highs and low lows.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

Human beings are not designed to be alone. None of God's creatures are.

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

To reveal the beauty of life, let your tears wash away the shadows of darkness.

As good as that dress looks on you, I want you out of it.

What you see is what you get.

It would be wrong to kill oneself if one did not know exactly the nature of one's eyes.

A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with Reality, and lives in a world of illusion.

I saw at a young age that one bad break can turn a family's financial life upside down. And it has affected everything in my life since then.

Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year. Like, this time, it's on December 25th.

I have never squandered an opportunity to read.

I really enjoy working with younger actors. I just feel like we're all peers together.

If they come prying they can leave curious.