My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

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 don't believe in making a record and rushing it.

Anytime I can go fly for a few hours, I go. It's stressful and stress-relieving at the same time.

My first instrument was an accordion. Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage.

I was addicted to playing music.

There's a lot of people I'd like to write with, like Keith Urban or even as far out as Stevie Wonder.