You come to a country music show and it's like a rock show, it's so different, it's just not what people think it is, it's really cool and I think that if people just give it a chance they'd see that it's really cool and I think that's what people are finally starting to see.

I had no idea 'Big Green Tractor' was going to be as big a hit as it was. You just can't predict those things.

My dad started teaching me how to play guitar when I was 13 years old. When he'd go to work, he'd map out guitar cords on a piece of notebook paper. I'd sit down and look at it every day and practice while he was gone.

Obviously when you're making music, you want it to get out to as many people as possible. You want to reach as many people as you can.

After my first No. 1 song back in 2006, I worried I may never have another one.

I would say, 'Go ask any couple that's been married for 30, 40, 50 years... It hasn't always been roses.'

Macon has such a rich musical history - and the state of Georgia, as well.