I feel like a lot of the singer-songwriters in my genre and in my generation have gotten more and more snooty about covering other people's songs. They believe that creativity is the intersect of expression.

You can't change people, but most importantly, unless you're their momma, you don't even know what's best for them.

People sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song.

I tend to support and get behind issues instead of candidates, because of the whole 'Super Bowl' generalization of our world - You're on this side, I'm on that side; you're a Republican, I'm a Democrat; you're country music, I'm rock music.

I used to turn to nature and animals a lot. And fishing. I spend time still with my Bible and the gospel music, and I still have to feed the animals! But my wife and daughter have brought me a world of perspective when I'm feeling just a little "extra important."

You can dance in a hurricane, but only if you're standing in the eye.

There is a creator and a redeemer, and the purpose of it all is love.