When I made Blue Moon Swamp, there was a lot of trial and error; I was trying to find people who would be simpatico with my style, and with what I had in mind for the album.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine.

Long as I remember, rain been comin' down; Clouds of mystery fallin', confusion on the ground; Good men through the ages, trying to find the sun; And I wonder, still I wonder: Who will stop the rain?

Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.

You evil thing, why do you haunt me?

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.

There's a bad moon on the rise.

I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer.

Let the people know my wisdom, fill the land with smoke

Suddenly, a voice called from the darkness. Taylor leapt like a salmon, then became rooted to the spot like a tin of salmon.

Be peaceful like a mountain. Be loving like a flower. Be wonderous like thunder.

Love is blind. Especially in the morning, because I can't see a damn thing before having coffee.

The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.

It's only through Christ that we can take full advantage of God's mercy and forgiveness through repentance in Jesus' name.

No star is lost once we have seen, We always may be what we might have been.

A mother's role is God-ordained. Mothers are to conceive, bear, nourish, love, and train. They are to be helpmates and are to counsel with their husbands.

Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.

And to be different is great. You don't want to be the same.

We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.