I Try To Avoid People's Eyes Because

I Feel Like You've Gotta Be Able To Get Up Every Night In Front Of A Live Audience. Whether It's 10 People Or 50 People Or A Hundred People, Whether You're In A Rock Band Or Doing The Comedy Circuit.

Hip Doesn't Really Come Into Play Anymore As Far As I Can Tell.

Morality Is Standing By Your Friends, Standing By People When It's Not Popular. It's Sacrificing Things On A Big International Stage, And Sometimes It's Sacrificing Your Basic Comforts.

They Want Families To Come To New York And Go To The Theater, So The Theater Is All Geared Toward Family Entertainment. It's Money, You Know.

... 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.