I always try to make the music that I like and think my fans will like.

I've always stood up for country music.

The fan base that I've had all these years has come along. Some of them are not as plugged into the digital world, so they want to go out and buy the CD at Walmart or something.

I'm hooked on my baby's love, there ain't nothing in the jug this strong.

It's a scary word, 'cancer.'

You just write about things that happen.

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.