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.

I also love real estate and decorating.

Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first.

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

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

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

I think the themes in my songs are very similar from the first album to the newest one. It's all about the human condition and how we are all trying to learn to live with each other and survive love and life.