Country and western is ignored by the intellectuals. They don't look at it as an art form. They think it's just somebody sitting on his couch singing about his life.
Country's hip; it's cool music.
When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way.
I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and sing in front of my mom and dad.
