Making music is still what keeps a fire going on in me.

He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.

You have to be tough-skinned and willing to accept criticism, and at the same time, just try to do music that you like and you are proud of and not just whatever you think it's going to take to get you on the radio.

I didn't realize until I was older what a huge music fan my daddy really was, and actually that my grandma played banjo at one time, and I didn't even know that until a year or two ago.

A country song is a song about life.

The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it.

I've had several working-man songs that I like.