What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are trying to develop their own uniqueness.

I've always wanted to be a real universal artist, one that every type of audience could relate to.

There are peaks and valleys in anything and that is especially true for the music business. It is very inconsistent. But if you are wise, you can let those downs really bring you to another level of your personality.

It's almost scary how good things are right now. I've been engaged now for about a year and it's the first time anything like that has happened to me.

I grew up with all kinds of music, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill.

I want people to hear the presence of God in the music.

There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.