May the simple things be amazing on the journey of your life.

I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating.

You hear about people your whole life, 'So-and-so has cancer,' and you're like, 'Wow, that's too bad,' and then most people tend to go about their day. But when someone tells you that it's your father or it's your family, that doesn't tend to go away.

Back down a country road the girls are always hot and the beer is ice cold.

But that's the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a bunch of yayhoots with opinions.

I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley. So I kept going to class and started getting totally into playing guitar and teaching myself these songs.

I'm from Florida, so any time I get invited to come to Florida and play a show, I'm definitely always up for that.