As far as writing, it's grown because I've really grown comfortable with who I am.
I'm going to do everything I can to keep from being mainstream.
I've always made music that was representative of real life.
Life doesn't get more real than having a newborn at home.
When I first started, you could go to a college campus and it was not cool to wear a country artist's shirt on campus. It was taboo, and there was a stigma involved. In the time from then till now, I'm amazed at how much things have changed. It's young now, it's cool, it's hip
I've played shows with injuries before but unfortunately cannot overcome having no voice.