As an experience, as a listener, for me, I miss the record store. I miss going in and knowing the guy at the counter and being like, "Hey," knowing that he was going to hate the record I put on the counter, and still buying it. That takes some guts.

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

I'm not into cold weather, I like warm weather.

I'm in love with a girl who's in love with the world.

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

Theres nothing but spirit in music. Thats all it is. Yeah, theres a lot of intellectual elements to it, but no matter how you approach it, its all spirit.

I'm not a mass-appeal artist.