I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.

I love the energy of children. It makes me feel young. I'm just drawn to them. They're like magic to me. And they're drawn to me, the childlike part of me that never did grow up.

I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself - let's put it that way.

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

We could afford the price of peace. Love is all it costs.

A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.

A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.