Widespread Panic discovered a couple of my songs and started doin' 'em on the gigs. They'd take a song and expand it and everybody plays a long time and people really like that. But I made my living as a songwriter so I try to get to singin' and get it over with.

I'm a recording studio guy, an engineer, a songwriter and a guitar player, in that order.

I've always enjoyed being a Gypsy.

When I sit down and play the guitar, I'm 20 years old again.

Nobody really produces my albums.

Basically, I'm just a guitar player that figured out I wasn't ever gonna be able to buy dinner with my guitar playing. So I got into songwriting, which is a little more profitable business.