I don't understand how a musician can play 90 minutes on stage and then not dedicate a little bit of time to hang out at their merch table. It's not like digging a ditch or something; you're standing there thanking people for coming out to see you.

I want to keep my fan base supplied with a steady chain of music.

I couldn't write a song to save my life. I wouldn't say that I started to panic, but I was definitely getting frustrated. I couldn't even cross a t or dot an i.

There's just enough drinking and cheating songs around without me adding to them. Unless you've got something better than "Misery and Gin" by Merle Haggard, you're beating a dead horse.

Family is fun, way more fun than music.

There might be some of them that don't care. To me, it's important that my fans know how much I appreciate them.

I always tell people that my primary job is being a dad and husband. Music is just what pays the bills.