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

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

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.

I only took about five guitar lessons in my life from an actual teacher. I learned fast that that wasn't for me. I didn't have the attention span to learn that way. So I learned the basics from my dad, then just from playing on stage, and watching other guitar players.

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.

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