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 passion for doing music, the passion that I have for going out and playing it live - my love for country music is back.

I think the Lord gives us everything we can handle, nothing more.

I enjoy my life very much.

The Lord has blessed me more than I deserve.

I've certainly had to bite my tongue on occasion and live to fight another day, so to speak, on certain things. But when you're new and fresh, you come out and think, 'I don't want to screw my chance up, so I'll go along with what everybody else does.'

Being an entertainer includes knowing how to connect with an audience.