I Don't Think I'm Going

Believe Me, I Love Commerce As Much As The Rest Of The Readers Of 'businessweek.' But In Art, You Have To Be True To Yourself And Your Musical Vision. People Have Known Me Well For A Long Time, So If I Was Chasing A Trend And Doing Something That Wasn't Authentic To Who I Am, They Would Know It In Just A Few Seconds.

The Best Compliment That Has Ever Been Given To Me Was, I Was At The Airport One Day And A Guy Came In And Said, 'lionel, My Wife Loves You, The Kids Love You, My Mother-in-law Loves You, The Family Loves You.

I Grew Up With The Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... Not Realizing It Was Influencing Me As Much As It Was.

I'm A Songwriter, And People Will Tell You The Greatest Stories About Their Lives, Whether You Want To Hear It Or Not.

Simplicity Is The Key To What I Do.