When you get fat and lose your hunger. That is when you know the sellout has happened.
Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier.
I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as a map of sorts for your feelings.
From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.
I looked at myself, and I just said, 'Well, you know, I can sing, but I'm not the greatest singer in the world. I can play guitar very well, but I'm not the greatest guitar player in the world.' So I said, 'Well, if I'm going to project an individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.'
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
