Tonight I'm the designated drinker.

I've always said that if you have songs on the radio and get played, you've got to have a tour to support that.

You think about people like Hank Williams, who stood on that spot of wood, and Mr. Acuff, and, of course, George Jones. And just about anybody you can think of who has made country music has been on that stage. That's what makes you so nervous - to think about the historical part of the Opry and how it's played such a part in country music.

You just write about things that happen.

I don't like politics, hypocrites, folks with poodles.

Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?

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