Ares ever loves to pluck all the fairest flower of an armed host.
It's hard to write any good song. It seems more rewarding, or maybe just easier, to write sad ones.
My songs, well, they are sad, but in all of them the person singing them - me or whoever - is actually still trying and hasn't given up yet.
I think you just have to have some rapport with the song.
As a producer you can be more objective about the songs because you didn't write them.
I don't think anyone wants to do the same thing over and over again.
I think one of the best things you can do is write really sad songs that touch some semblance of. . . I guess 'hope' is the right word?
When I was asked if I wanted to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, I yelled, 'Are you kidding me?' I've been waiting for that my whole life. To be invited where so many of the greatest country artists have performed is an honor, and I still can't believe it has been bestowed on me. Just to stand in the circle where so many greats have stood-Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, I just couldn't believe it.
I was born during an eclipse. I believe very much in astrology. If you were born on an eclipse it indicates your destiny is chaotic.
You know, in the WikiLeaks cables, the Chinese discovered that Kevin Rudd was urging the Americans to keep the military option open against them. This is hardly a friendly gesture.
In fact he enables us not by making us supernaturally strong, but by opening our eyes. The Holy Spirit is that power which opens eyes that are closed, hearts that are unaware and minds that shrink from too much reality.