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.

There's nothing cooler than a good fitting, worn-in pair of Wrangler jeans, so it's great that with the new Retro line, my fans can go out and rock the same styles that I love.

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.

You don't want to get too ahead of yourself and go out thinking you can play stadiums every night, and they end up being about half-full.

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.

I love playing music. And that's what it's all about.

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