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favorite color: 2 of them (but not together) - dark gold, deep purple

favorite sport: to watch - baseball, to play - tennis

one book that has made a lasting impact: walking on water (l'engle)

recording artists that have influenced your music: elvis, ray charles, bruce hornsby, michael mcdonald, delbert mcclinton

favorite time of day: ah, twilight

favorite songwriter:  i work with too many great ones to give a complete list.  a few writer friends who have made an impact on me and my work are tom snow, richard leigh, mike reid, randy goodrum, tom douglas, craig bickhart... to name a few.

if you weren't a writer/recording artist what would you be?: bored!

eye color: teal.  is that really important? 

favorite thing to do privately:  it wouldn't be private if i told you, now, would it?  actually, pray.

right or left handed? both

if you had to pick, would you write or sing? my truest calling is to write

favorite ice cream flavor: blue belle cherry amaretto

favorite movie: film adaptation of les miserable w/liam neeson

pet peeves: pet peeves (aka 'a lack of grace')

okay, but when you’re 'lacking grace'? ha! not being genuine, arrogance of assumption, oh, and having a "cattle mentality" - going along with the crowd instead of forming your own beliefs and decisions

you really admire people who: pull themselves up from their bootstraps

you don't admire people who: allow someone else to "pay their way" through life

your favorite teacher was: hands down, pastor scotty smith

favorite subject in school: english

least favorite subject in school: math

favorite tv shows: classics - andy griffith, dick van dyke, mash

currently:  i think too much to watch much tv

favorite moment in the last few years: holding my little girl - fresh from heaven - for the first time

favorite career moment: pales in comparison to the last answer, but - receiving a standing ovation at the ryman auditorium after singing a duet with larry gatlin and the gatlin brothers

what did you want to be when you were a little boy in memphis? "elvis" or a writer.

do you consider yourself 'religious'?  good question.  not at all!  my closest relationship is with God but i am not into religion for religion sake - to me, it's all about relationship.  when i get to heaven (and i plan to), i don't believe it will matter how 'religious' i was.  to me, what will matter is knowing and loving God.

favorite bible verse: psalm 73:26

favorite biblical character: king david

do you have lots of friends?  lots of acquaintances - only a handful of close friends.

what does the future of music look like to you?  controlled by the fans and i like that.  most people are tired of being force fed what's on the radio chosen by an elite group of commerce minded individuals.  people with good taste want music to be about music again, i think.

what does the future of your career look like to you?  i hope it has me writing more music and books and recording more of my songs.  it's really in God's hands, though.  i think i've found my niche stylistically.  i just hope to do more of it.

any words for new writers, artists?  be honest in your work.  i believe that's what people want to hear - honesty.  listeners don't connect with technique or even your voice.  they connect with your heart.  give it to them.