nd it's talking about above the bones, let's live above the bones. Let's get past the ashes of the past, the lies, the regrets, the who-you-did-wrongs. Let's live in the high life. Let's live in the positive.

I became a fan of his then, went and got his album. A great storyteller. The way he spins a phrase. In this one, “Every Little Bit Counts,” he talks about the high --when you're trying to work something out -- the highs might be slightly higher, the lows are just as low, but hey, every little bit counts.

And I was sitting in my hotel room listening to Ali Farka and I said ‘well where is this guy from?’ And he's from Mali, a little town called Niafunke on the Niger River. So I said ‘there's my dot. I’m going to go to Mali and go find Ali.’

I love a rock ‘n’ roll tune that he builds. It was like 7min 13seconds long. And I remember loving the bass line.

For me, growing up, you know 14, 15, trying to figure it out and seeing where I'm going to go in life, it was nice to hear a little boundary saying ‘hey man, life is just about between a laugh and tear.’

Great album & friend.

My bud @jackingram has an album release #MidnightMotel today-he broke a sweat and caught many a sunrise making this one - enjoy.

Right now I’m listening to this guy, which I think is the best country album in a long time, named Jamey Johnson. That album is so good!

Is there a song that you blast out singing if you are driving? - Oh, blast out singing.. I'll tell you this one. This song, I noticed, it does not sound good if it is not turned up. Have you ever heard of Barracuda, it just doesn't sound good if it is turned down.

Is there a song that always reminds you of your wife? - Oh, my wife...there is Jorge - a Brazilian band, and they have quite a few songs that take me back.

The song that summs up a teenage you? - Oh, I was so in love or lust when I was 16, or whatever boys do at that age. Boys of Summer by Don Henley. It summed up my summer nights, I remember that.

What's the song that was running through your head today? - the song by the artist called Davie, called Testify, and you know what's been running through my head today this English band Foals, quite a few of their albums might be my favorite band I found this year.

What's the song that was running through your head today? - The song by the artist called Davie, called Testify.

McConaughey also sprinkled the residence with his favorite books and music, including a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino, and cassette tapes of Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited to be listened to on a vintage stereo. And, of course, the cabin wouldn't be complete without a hidden bourbon bar.

This lady is the real deal.