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I think for anything to be successful, your problems have to become different problems over time.

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I need enough room to eventually throw a baseball with a child; that's all the yard I need. That's all I want.

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A lot of the world turns into checklists for me when I'm on the road. Like, OK, this person's alive, this person's fed, this person's good. Soundcheck is done. Everything becomes a checklist except for the actual show.

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I have modes, mental modes that I get in, and when I'm on the road, I focus very much on doing the work. On playing the show, on being good every night. And part of me just gets switched off. The part that's very private and very personal and very intimate. That especially, that part of me gets shut off.

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I like not having to worry about paying the bills, but I have to watch myself because I don't come from money.

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Sometimes I leave an encounter or a conversation hoping that I didn't come off as above my raisin' - hoping that I didn't make somebody feel bad for not having as much as we're fortunate to have.

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Man, that Jim Lauderdale always looks good - he's got more western suits than anybody.

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I don't care what 'Pitchfork' says. They write from a place that's a little too self-aware for me to really give a damn about what they're talking about.

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I'm not looking to be a superstar. I just want to be in a room with good people who are similar to me and are at least open to things that I have to say.

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Terrible things happen all of the time, and they can happen in a second. The best thing is to be prepared to react. If you try to control every little thing, you're going to end up miserable - and you're going to fail.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 1st, 1979

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