"I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do."

"I love sports. I love animals. I love kids. I want to save the world. So how do I combine all those things? I don't know."

"I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music."

"Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off."

"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice."

"When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that the melody of life is composed of both highs and lows."

"True wealth is not measured in gold, but in the belief that the silence between the notes creates the music."