http://www.lamag.com/do/blog.aspx?dt=06/26/2009 JUST AN EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE(VERY INTERESTING)
"Dwight Yoakam showed up at the Grammy Museum the other night dressed in his signature cowboy hat and comfortable blue jean jacket. His demeanor and storytelling were just that—comfortable. And funny. In what he called a “completely untethered night” before an audience of about 200 friends and fans, Dwight spoke on varied topics from guitar aesthetics to Billy Bob Thornton to Captain Kangaroo. To him, music is an expression of freedom, a free expression of emotion, “because sometimes it’s hard speaking for myself.” "