It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.

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95% of the album is my writing, by choice, because it seems to be what the distributors want.

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Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin' him problems.

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It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.

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My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.

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And then, of course, there's a couple that claim to be, but I haven't done any DNA tests or anything.

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'Cause I was already a smoker, it was easy to get addicted. The one thing that they don't teach you about marijuana is how addictive it is.

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In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

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I think I'm most proud of my family right now. I'm more into that then I've ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.

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I enjoy the videos with the sound off, where you can look at the belly buttons and everything. Really some pretty girls, but I don't know about the music.

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