Nashville has a formula, and it works a lot of the time, but it wasn't right for me. They're afraid to step outside the box - even though, with me, my success came because I was outside of the box to begin with.

How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?

There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.

I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.

I love Nashville, and I love the South, but on a professional level, I had started feeling smothered by the Nashville way of doing things.

My father, Fred Carter, Jr., is definitely an extraordinaire.

I also love real estate and decorating.