Hank Williams III

Politics and music should only mix to a point. Me, I think my job as a musician is to make people try to forget about all that. ”

My grandfather always sang about the light, and for some reason, I don't know why, it even goes back to when I was seven, eight years old, I've always been attracted to the dark. ”

The only person out there worthy of mixing political views and music is Jello Biafra. ”

When I'm making a record, I'm trying to take people through different moods. ”

Mike Patton is my mentor, and he releases two to five records a year with many different bands, and he gets stuff done. ”

It was fun trying to use a few different voices for the vocal track on 'Country Heroes.' ”

I take pride in the fact that a guy and a gal can come to my show, have a couple of beers and still go home with a little money in their pockets. ”

Hank Williams, Hank Jr. and myself, if you check your history, you'll see that they've always played in rowdy environments. Part of that is a lot of people are coming to forget their problems and not being told what to do for a couple of hours and not try to have anything sold to them or pushed on them. ”

I could have took the easy way and just been a cowboy, looking good, trying to make my money off Hank Williams and being this clean-cut guy. But I always wanted to be myself and go against the grain. ”

I don't like being told what to do, and I don't need to be told what my record should sound like. ”