"Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey. And I'm still on that journey."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a singer. But I believe in speaking out for what's right."

"I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die."

"You've got to be careful not to be a hypocrite. If you sing a song about drinking, you've got to drink. If you sing a song about shooting a man down, you've got to shoot a man down. I've done both, fo…"

"I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been. Each one an orphan's cry, a mother's silent sin."