What songwriting does better than almost anything is empathy - it's incredibly empathetic. The reason people sat around in bars when they were bummed out and listened to country songs is because it made them feel better in the long run.
I like the idea of someone else’s love safely sealed in a song or a book.
Music is like having a conversation. All musicians inspire each other, and they're all geared to play something that matters.
I find the songs that have the most human components in production are the ones that will stand the test of time.
I do really believe that all guitarists have a different character that comes through, that's a strong character, the stronger the person is.
In the hysterical technocracy of modern music, sorrow is sent to the back of the class where it sits, pissing its pants in mortal terror.
There's a pervasive feeling that when somebody sings a song and records a song on a record, that it's their true feeling.
