Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.

I'm really not worried about what fans think.

I never listen to Led Zeppelin. But, I mean, I don't think Robert Plant or Jimmy Page listen to Led Zeppelin, either. We all probably obsessed over the same old blues records growing up.

I'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.

I feel like I live in my own little world, to be honest. I mean, I love my record, but I don't feel tied to it. I sort of created my own little universe in the studio, and that's why all of those musicians who made a living in the Nashville music scene loved coming over to my place so much.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

I am nice to everybody. But people really take advantage of it.