I don't really know that there's any real rules for songwriting.

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

I'm not a mass-appeal artist.

The closest place that I feel like I come to having religious moments is always musical.

I don't really hang out with a lot of celebrities.

As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you had still the same?' Sometimes you measure up and sometimes you don't.

Country artists have advantages all over the place. The radio support is incredible. The fanbase is rabid, all over.