“The only time I ever think about getting old is when I look in the mir...” — John Prine Quote

The only time I ever think about getting old is when I look in the mirror. I feel pretty good about it, actually.

I didn't hear anybody talking about the plight of a soldier coming back home and what he'd gone through. That was why I wrote about that stuff. If somebody else had done it, I probably wouldn't have touched the subject.

When I was a mailman, writing songs was my escape from the regular world, and now writing songs is my job. And I've always been one to avoid my job.

There is a certain comedy and pathos to trouble and accidents. Like when a driver has parked his car crookedly and then wonders why he has the bad luck of being hit.

I've gotten to the age where I'm comfortable with just about everything - except getting old!

That's the beauty of getting old. You got to know your role on a team.

Talking about the body getting old, there's a sadness to it in a way.

I was getting old, man. I was staring 27 in the face.

Turns out I'm getting old.