I Think Bush Is Amateurish And Self-serving,

... Coming To A Place Like Nashville, Which Is Just Music Music Music, It's Always Been Such An Influence On Me. And There Are So Many Interesting Songwriters Out There, And It's Such A Crazy Business And So Many People Are Trying To Do It, And It's All Right There In Nashville.

You Reach A Certain Point In Your 30s When You Say Things In A Much Safer Way.

I'm Somebody Who Can Absorb A Lot.

The Most Important, Overriding Arc Of My Career Has Been That I Would Never Be Self-deprecating.

That Disturbs People When They Know They Didn't Have The Guts Or Integrity To Stick To Their Dreams.