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.

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

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.

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

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.

Here all may see my body lie/ But not my soul, for that can fly!

Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to.

It's not that hard to climb a pole. All you need are powerful thighs and an empty soul.

I went to Louisiana Tech, which is just down the road from where we lived. It was an easy college to get into.

Beauty was the promise of happiness, not happiness itself; and the anticipated world was often more rich than anything real.

Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

I've got a lot of ham in me.

The Cross was the manifestation of Divine love without reserve or limit; but it was also the expression of man's unutterable malignity.

I definitely had creative people around me, but my parents were more just very encouraging.

The only thing that relieves pressure is preparation.