I've been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise.

I listen to Mark Chestnutt and think he's a great singer - and he really does good material.

Even though I've been doing it for so long, I still feel fresh. Even when I walk out on stage, I still feel pretty much the same as I've always felt.

I need someone like me.

You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I'm just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of 'em.

I've had great fans, and they've been so loyal over the years.

I didn't want to be 40 or 50 years old and still playing clubs, I didn't feel like I was making any progress, and I actually gave the band notice at one point. I began to have doubts about my abilities.