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" Americana Music is about all sorts of different music. It's very free and open: a world where people just like authentic music. "

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" The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their own decisions. "

" The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's not too expensive, so that you're not going crazy spending tons of money making a product that might not ever return that money. "

" I'm always reading something. "

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" When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating. "

" I just like playing with the band and doing what I do. "

" Well, before we met I had heard and seen him sing so I knew he was good. "

" If something that needs to be done that we don't feel confronting, we do it through the manager. "

" I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record. "

" My mustache has become this weird iconic representation of a certain era. "

" I think social media is so important; the young bands have certainly embraced that and used that to their advantage. "

" Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened. "

" If it wasn't for music, I doubt whether we'd be friends. "

" I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in the way of their ability of seeing the big picture. "

" When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was gone for about four months. "

" I never finish a show without singing 'She's Gone.' "

" When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs. "

" I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs are great songs, and they stand the test of time, and they can be interpreted and recorded with many points of view, but yet still retain the essence of what makes them good songs. "

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" Jam Cruise is actually a comfortable place for me. My jamming skills and my improvisational skills have improved immensely as I've gone more solo, because I've had this opportunity. "

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" The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off. It was ritualistic in a way. "