I don't think I get the respect as a singer. With this record, I wanted to bring respect to my band.

I expect to make a career out of country music.

You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give. You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live.

When somebody says to you the real USC is in L.A., tell them we were a school before they were a state.

I have major respect for Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood and Sugarland. They are wonderful. They're superstars in the music business.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

All the doors that I had to close. All the things I knew but I didn't know. Thank God for all I missed. 'Cause it led me here to this.