And if I want to get involved in choosing sides, I usually pick hockey or football.

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.

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

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 part of the party, getting the crowd fired up, singing songs, pouring drinks, whatever it takes to get them to have a good time. When I walk into the meet-and-greet, someone's always going to have a story, a sad story or a happy story.

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 mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.