It's sort of like my past is an unfinished painting, and as the artist of that painting, I must fill in all the ugly holes and make it beautiful again.

People ask me who is my favorite country artist. I say, you mean besides George Jones.

Every true artist is at war with the world.

The best thing is to always keep honest people around, because when you have a bunch of yes men around that know that you're making a mistake but let you go on with it, that's when it ruins your mind state as an artist.

An artist's studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it.

My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.