I would happy for someone to download my music.
I wasn't interested in writing music that wasn't beautiful for me to listen to.
I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.
I want to make music that somehow connects to the things that I love in America music.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.
I really like listening to music in my car.
I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
I just finished a novel, and I'm back kind of noodling on the screenplays. Screenplays are tough. I am making music, I'm just not sure what kind of music it is or where it's going.
I never feel like I have to hang on to the music. I don't expect that the music will go away. Ideas are the only thing I can point to that are permanent and fixed.
I'm not performing now. What I do now is listen to music all day long. Listening is very nourishing to me. I might go back to perform, I might make another record. I've got a record half finished.
All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up?
I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.
They all knew my name, but no one heard the music - I didn't look the same.
The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.
I don't even listen to music when I'm off tour.