As a songwriter, you might write every day and throughout the course of a year you might get four songs that are really special.

When you go to the Opry for a show or hear it on the radio, you get the whole circle of country music.

That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best.

George Strait is the king and Kenny Chesney is about as big as it gets right now, though I wouldnt mind going back out on the road with him. Maybe I could go out on the road with some singers from other genres.

I always say the best applause you can get is when you walk from backstage up to your microphone at a concert. It's also nice to walk up to the mike at an awards show, and that applause is great, too, but the best is when your fans are cheering for you.

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 a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade.