Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people's hearts.
Be On Your Way is one of the favorite songs I've ever written. What a terribly sad song, but what a beautiful melody.
When I am most successful as a guitar player is when I'm able to just sort of lose myself. You stop thinking about technique or anything like that and just trying to evoke the emotion of that song brings, which is a very strong emotion for me.
Music gets inside you, music captures you. Music becomes your heartbeat. It’s a drug and makes you feel whatever the song’s about.
That's the amazing thing about music: there's a song for every emotion. Can you imagine a world with no music? It would suck.
The song 'Some Other Time...' is full of emotion. In wartime, it had a tremendously poignant feeling.
If I could write rock & roll songs on purpose, I'd do it all the time. But most of what I write comes out slow and sad because that's most of what I listen to.
Country singers put a lot of soul into their songs, and I enjoy that.
My worst song is stimulating beyond words. My best songs are downright scary.
The music, I think, is just as important as the lyrics; it portrays the emotion of the song. I play the kind of music that I want to listen to.
A great pop song should be felt when you hear it.
I'm open to any kind of situation in a song as long as it touches my heart.
You may not hear much bluegrass on the surface of my music, but I feel the emotion I put in a song comes from bluegrass. Bluegrass taught me to interpret a song, not just sing it.
'Doin' Fine' is a really special song because it's uplifting but really honest at the same time.
I like conflict in songs.
