Hockey is my favorite because I'm from Michigan. I used to figure-skate and root for the Red Wings.

I think music changes and it evolves.

I never want to be too mean with my songs, but with I Hope It Rains it was definitely somewhere in the middle with being sassy but also a little class in there as well. It was a good blend for me and who I want to be perceived as an artist.

People were always asking me who I wanted to tour with, and I always said Jason Aldean or Brad Paisley.

I'm from Michigan, but I'm just as country as anyone else. Maybe I don't have the speaking voice of most country singers, but it is what I love. It's how I've always sung, and it's what I grew up on.

I have an amazing family. I was raised in a wonderful mid-west family.

I do remember the people who believed in me in the beginning. I'll never forget that.