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

I'm not a mass-appeal artist.

Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.

Nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world.

I grew up working at a record store and listening to vinyl. Even if it's side A and B, there's always this continuity that really turned me on about music.

Genre, to me, is not all that important, and it never has been.

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