Anybody who has ever played in bars has played 'Keep Your Hands to Yourself.' It's a monumental piece of rock & roll. It makes you feel exactly like rock & roll is supposed to make you feel.

If I have a talent, it lies in the creative process.

I always like to write the songs, and they get turned loose into the world, and who knows what happens to them. That's the joy of being a songwriter. You get to hear what other people do, interpretation-wise.

I don't look at it as mainstream country versus outsider.

I didn't have any expectations with 'Traveller' - I don't think anybody did. That's how I prefer the process to be.

I like all kinds of music. But I would rather people stop caring about lines.

I don't see myself as some kind of fightin'-the-good-fight guy. But I always feel like if you don't like one kind of music or the other, it's just not for you.

The first time you listen to someone else's interpretation of what you've created, it's a little unnerving. They'll change lyrics or something almost every time. That's them being an artist, and you appreciate it more over time.

Why would you want to dictate somebody else's taste or happiness? Music is supposed to be joyful and move people, and however that gets accomplished for different people, it's all good.

If you go in RCA A, you'll realize that it's not just a Nashville thing. It's a studio that belongs to music.