Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me.

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I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.

I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time...

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time...

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money....

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money....

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something...

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something...

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and...

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and...

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a...

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a...

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside...

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside...

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine...

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine...

My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to...

My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to...

And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.

And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind...

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind...

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real...

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real...

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that...

I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that...

For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot...

For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot...

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why...

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why...

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation...

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation...