I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.

I had a friend, Melissa, who was 28 years old. She was my best friend's wife, and she was my wife's best friend. She died of breast cancer. When she passed away back in 2004 was the last time I cried.

Records are one thing, and obviously, without hit songs, you don't have the opportunity to do your shows. But my live show has always been my selling tool.

I don't know if Nashville will ever be ousted as the Music City. But I also think that here, over the last few years, Georgia has definitely kind of risen to the top as far as the crop of young artists coming out of this area that are kind of making waves, you know?

I had an opportunity to play baseball in college, but I just didn't want to go to school. I started focusing on my music and it was game over!

I try to record music that people can relate to.

My dad encouraged anything I wanted to do, especially music. Actually he drove me around to places where I could play.