Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all gets back to the fact that I am, first of all, a songwriter and a singer.

I do think there's gonna always be a group of country people that are always going to love the old traditional sound.

I know when something ain't right, and I know exactly what I will or won't tolerate.

I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva.

We can't all be stars; we can't all be leaders. We are all God's creatures, living life, and we have that God light in us and we're supposed to let it shine. And not everybody wants to be like me and stick their neck out to get up on stage and perform. There are those like me, but there are also those that are of a shyer nature. And they're smarter than most of us that are out there showing our asses.

I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.

I'm so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive.