I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things because that's part of being an adult.

I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off for several years, some with several tours under their belt.

Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.

When people have passion there's nothing they can't do.

Stubbornness and ignorance and determination are a very fine line from each other. I'm a very stubborn person, but not so stubborn that I can't learn new things and meet new people, but I have a one-track mind.

It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a record that sounds like everybody else. That, to me, is a record label's absolute biggest downfall.

The risks are 'How country can you go?' rather than 'How rock can you take it?'