Whiskey's To Tough, Champagne Costs Too Much,

I Have My Own Religion. I'm Sort Of One-quarter Baptist, One-quarter Catholic, One-quarter Jewish.

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.

A Song Is A Poem Set To Music.

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.

Nobody Knows A Hit Before It's A Hit.