"My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also."

"If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts."

"I think 'Beyond the Blue Neon' is the best I've ever done."

"I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry."

"I get asked sometimes 'What's the highlight of my career?' because I've been doing it for so long, and I always have a hard time coming up with something, because so many good things have happened."

"Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was."

"Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time."

"Live's not the breathes you take, but the moments that take your breath away."

"I'd say three years ago we played in my hometown of San Antonio for 55,000 people at the Alamodome and walking out there with a crowd like that is just, you're excited, you're scared. There are just so many emotions going on. I still get nervous for things like that until after I sing about the first one or two songs, then I settle down."

"I'm always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go through tons of stuff, and sometimes you just find material that kind of fits and becomes something special."

"When I think about putting together an album, the process of listening to hundreds of songs each time and picking out the best 10 or so that will go on the record, it really sinks in as to just how many songs I've listened to all these years."