The Key To Songwriting Is

The Evolution Of The Music Is What Allows It To Survive.

If I Was Concerned About My Legacy, There’s No Way I Would Ever Sit There [and Be A Reality-show Judge]. Once Your Career Becomes About Some¬thing Other Than The Music, Then That’s What It Is. I’ll Never Make That Mistake.

I Have A Huge Chip On My Shoulder.

Man, If Anybody Knew The Path That We've Been On, No One In Their Right Mind Would Ever Try To Duplicate It. That's Something Nashville Always Tries To Do, Though. If Something Is Successful, They Try To Repeat It By Telling Other People, "hey, Do What That Guy Did." I Just Don't Think It Works That Way. The First One Who Gest There, The One That Cuts The Path ... It's Always The Roughest Path But I Think It's Got The Most Reward At The End.

Stay Young And Wild As Long As You Can