I wouldn't be the man I am today, If not for those I've loved along the way

Stay young and wild as long as you can

Music's cyclical. There's always that next generation that always comes along.

We're all given a window of opportunity, I think all artists are, of any genre. A window when you're truly relevant, the spotlight's on you and people are watching what you do.

I have a huge chip on my shoulder.

I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me.

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