It's Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey

If They Want To Come Out And Watch Me Paint Or Dig Potatoes Or Mend Fences, I Don't Care. I Don't Do Interviews Not Because I Have Anything To Hide, But When You Retire, The Word Has A Meaning To Me. It's A Place In Life, A Part Of The Journey. You Just Don't Quit Work. You Develop An Attitude Where You Can Do What You Please.

I Think The Nature Of Songwriters Is That They Are Philosophers, And Philosophers Have A Bent Towards Poetry And Songwriting, So I Think That The Two Run Around Together. The Nature Of A Songwriter Could Be Philosophical. Looking For Universal Ideas, A Way To Say Things, Get The Story Across As A Means Of Entertaining, Provoking Thought.

I Was Quite A Reader Before I Became A Writer.

I Knew A Lot Of Chords, But They Weren't The Chords That Came With The Melody That Came With The Idea I Had For The Song. Melodies Are Simple Things. If You See A Train Wreck, There's A Melody. If You See A Little Daisy Blowing In The Breeze, There's A Melody.

It Used To Be That Youd Have A Song Recorded By A Major Country Artist And If It Was A Hit, You Could Buy A Car. Now You Can Buy A Dealership.