If one artist sells five million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, 'Maybe I should do a little of that, too.' That can be tough to resist.

I think every artist would love to just please themselves musically all day long.

You know, I can be the happiest man in the world with minimal record success.

You have to believe that things can be bigger than what you see in front of you in order to move forward.

I think it's a natural fit, major league baseball and country music.

Music is also supposed to be fun. On this record, (titled 'III'), I really had the desire again to jump back into some good-time, fun-loving songs.

The biggest question I have is if you're a rock singer or a rock 'n' roll band, or if you're a pop singer if you've made your way in another genre of music and now you want to make a country record, why? That's my question. Why?