There are three things we need to do for a band. We need to make a great record; we need to get the record played; and we need to find an audience for the live shows.

I get a lot of inspiration from the audience feedback to our live shows.

When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.

I worked with Carl Perkins on a number of shows. Live shows. He just showed up and played. He just killed. Killed! Man... he was amazing!

They're different, ... We record the live shows and it's very unprofessional at this point -- like, sometimes they sound good and sometimes they sound terrible but it's really fun. It's like having my own little radio show. I think it's great. We listen to all of the (National Public Radio) stuff on Sundays. It's kind of like having my own version.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.