There is a bit of a movement as far as younger people in country music. That is cool because people are saying things like, 'I didn't listen to country music until so-and-so came along.' And I'm like, 'Yeah! Now you know why I love it.

I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to.

Thank you to country radio for believing in me.

Yes, I did lock myself in my room for about two years and write some songs and things like that. But I don't feel like I missed out on a whole lot.

I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.

Encore' was an experiment. 'Encore' was the second chance at a first impression. 'Encore' was not completely planned.

All the people I hung out with were musicians.