Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.

I think everyone should be with who they love. I don't want to be controversial or stir up a bunch of trouble but people are going to love who they are going to love. I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals. Ha ha ha!

I think [music and acting], they are connected, all that stuff. It's your emotional self, is pretty much how you do it, I think, from whatever place you do it, whether you're acting or you're singing.

We're all God's children.

It's always great to perform at home in the good ol' U.S.A.

I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

Sometimes a song just has to cater to whatever's goin' on. A well-written song is a song that stays true to the subject.