The new solo album sounds like me: I'm singing about bad business transactions, bodily fluids, and courage.

We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do.

There's nothing better than striving to be a better man.

Everybody has their own ways of wanting to do things.

You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people are listening.

I wanted to make a very cohesive-sounding album. Anyone who has listened to me and brought me into their living rooms and their bedrooms - I am making this for them.

As an artist, expectations are basically your enemy. If you're truly making something to make it, then you're not thinking about anything else except what you're making.

Obviously, everyone loves someone who appreciates you and puts you on a pedestal.

Being off the road is one of the greatest things ever. It's hard for me to be around my friends who are on the road.

I am 36 years old, I can't change. I have tried, trust me, but I can't. It's nice to get over yourself and just do it.

You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat.

Congratulations, " I tell her with a slight bow. "I hope you and your power trip will be very happy together. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to go.

A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands but he cannot lift up his face.

The world changes fast, and a lot of the old country folks have a hard time keeping up with it, and it makes them sad.

Some promises aren’t worth keeping.

I made my new album 'Colour Me Free!' in a week with my own money.

Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.

I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.

Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any.

The dust will not settle in our time. And when it does some great roaring machine will come and whirl it all skyhigh again.

I'm 44 years old. So, it's really great to watch younger generations getting their opportunities, and being there to support them in that.