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 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.

I married a woman who's not going to take anything. No slips. She's very accountable, and she holds me very accountable.

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?

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

The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road.

I'm a traditional country singer and we're always trying to make that a fresh and modern sound. That's always going to be the challenge with me.