'She's Country' obviously changed a lot of things for us and pretty much, I think, doubled our crowd size in just a few months time.

Hearing people clapping draws you in pretty quick. It's like bungee cord jumping - it's a rush; you just want to do it again.

As a new artist, you come out, and there are so many other new artists. It seems like there's a whole wave of new artists that come along every year. In '05, I was part of the crop. It was a lot harder trying to set myself apart from the rest of the pack.

No matter what you do, you're going to have people who have something to say about something you do. You can't please anybody.

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

I think when you wear the brand anyway, why not go out and try to promote it and make it as cool as you can? The fact that I can continue to do what I've always done and kind of become the face of that brand is to me, kind of just makes sense. It doesn't make sense not to do it I guess.

It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice.