I have a new hobby and it's pretty much logging.

I want to be the guy out there on the edge.

Many people have come to think they can just wake up and have things handed to them.

I don't use the big video screens that a lot of other artists use because personally, I think it's kind of a crutch. I think sometimes it's like watching television as opposed to really getting involved with what is happening onstage and the people in your section.

Country fans are the best fans out there because of the loyalty, and the way that they apply your music to every aspect of their life.

The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.

I think a lot of times, artists and albums can become formulaic. You're known for a certain thing, and you continue to do that. You just change the subject matter, but it's the same song. And that's what you do.