All the really great records or people who made them somehow came from Memphis or Louisiana or somewhere along the Mississippi River...And singers li….

Usually I just let my songs do the talking. As a matter of fact I have long had an aversion to celebrities endorsing politics, and in some cases even….

I'm just made differently. Man, I just love being an American, I love my country. But it happened to me during the Nixon time, especially pre-Waterga….

You got to hidey-hide, you got to jump and run again. You got to hide-hidey-hide, the old man is down the road..

I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer..

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission..

I loved Western Swing and Hank Williams' music, and I now know that it's a 6th tuning that gives you all of those classic licks..

For years I walked around with the phrase "Green River" because I had seen that on a soda fountain drink when I was probably 8 or 9 years old, and I ….

As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a lot of time getting' to t….

When I'm standing at the Pearly Gates, I want to say to God, 'Don't look at the records. Look at my family. I'm much prouder about that part.'.

I think at times the very strong feelings I have about my country coincide with my musical ability, and I'm able to actually turn it into music, a so….

With the Michael Moore movie, certain conservative talk show hosts call him un-American. Him and anybody else who says anything about the war... To q….

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other..

Long as I remember, rain been comin' down; Clouds of mystery fallin', confusion on the ground; Good men through the ages, trying to find the sun; And….

I've long ago learned that if an idea will stand on its own, it'll stand having the light shone on it. But if you shine light on it and it kind of wi….

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In oth….

Mr. Greed, why do you have to own everything that you see?.

There's a bad moon on the rise..

Let the people know my wisdom, fill the land with smoke.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell..

Four guys from England took us all by the hand..