I didn't want my records to sound like anybody else, and when I've got my guys in the studio, I have a language with those guys because we work together every day. A lot of times, you bring in outside guys, studio players, whatever, and they're great musicians. It's just that they don't necessarily play the way I want it to be played.

You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't think are really going to do much end up having a career. I don't think anyone really knows what it is that drives somebody to get on their computer and want to download a song.

If it takes you a year to cut a record, I don't know, you need to find something else to do. It really shouldn't take that long.

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!

There's a lot of people I'd love to work with at some point, but I think the song has to be the right thing. It has to be the right fit.

Yeah I'm chillin' on a dirt road, laid back swervin' like I'm George Jones.

I grew up listening to all kinds of music, everything from country to rock, pop, R&B and even rap, so for me, music is music and a great song is a great song.