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Earle chats about his latest record, 'The Saint of Lost Causes', and what it means for him to get compared to his dad, Steve Earle.

"We have chosen to move back to Nashville for that reason, so that we can be closer to the music, and to the heart of what made this man one of the greatest of all time," explains Travis' wife Mary.

"I can't imagine in a million years having something in front of you that you've dreamed of your whole life, and going, 'No, I don't think so ...'"

He identified timeless stories that made him cry, inspired others pick up a pen or guitar and guaranteed a spot in that Nashville pantheon alongside many of his childhood favorites.

"Your empathy is going to be what guides you in how you play ... Don't react, respond."

Albums, especially on vinyl, are still important in the digital age.

"It was the first time that I've really truly been able to write an album and say, 'Who are you? What are you? What are you inspired by? What got you to this point?'"

"I can't separate myself from Guy Clark ... I've never been able to."

"We were kind of blessed with getting to climb Mt. Everest," Kix Brooks reflects, "and we’re not naive enough to think that we’re probably gonna climb Mt. Everest again."

There's a new side of Owen showcased on this record, his most country yet.