The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insight is the first condition of Art.

All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.

All good Literature rests primarily on insight.

What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity.

I'm not just a country artist. I've got so any sides to me and the music I write.

Often by the time writers and producers try to get a new hit song, the industry has already moved on. Whatever you're creating might not be as hot as it would have been during the time of your first hit. It definitely compromises the creative process when the music is changing and evolving so fast. If you're not on top of it, you will be forgotten.

I'm not here to put my music out on the Internet with no support and then say I got creative freedom. I've got creative freedom wherever I go: I don't create anything that I don't want to create. That's freedom. Since when does a company force you to make something that you don't want to make? If they do that, you leave.