Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show.

I'm thinking of you, that's all I do, all the time. You're always the first and the last thing on this heart of mine. No matter where I go, or what I do, I'm thinking of you.

I'm always looking for things that make me kind of uncomfortable.

And I'm the biggest country fan there is, but I'm always a little cautious of a slower song or just a song with subject matter.

When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen.

But as far as being an American and loving this country and getting a chance to travel across it every day and meeting people on the road and folks in the military, I love this country on so many different levels.

Blackberry Smoke is the real deal!