"And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard."

"Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music."

"My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think."

"That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business."