I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option. Use this quote
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music. Use this quote
I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can. Use this quote
My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved. Use this quote
My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14. Use this quote
The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business. Use this quote
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck. Use this quote
Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary. Use this quote
There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad. Use this quote
Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive. Use this quote
If I have a problem, stuff's going through my head, I feel like using, I usually go and talk to my dad... I decided to get sober a lot younger than he did. He first tried to get sober when he was like 32, I believe. Use this quote
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Use this quote
It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it. Use this quote
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food. Use this quote
I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home. Use this quote
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. Use this quote
I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers. Use this quote
Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships. Use this quote
My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they're the best songs ever. Use this quote
The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music. Use this quote