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

The Lord has blessed me more than I deserve.

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.

I believe there's things all around us that make you do good things and some that make you do bad things.

I can't sing anything other than country!

My previous visits to Australia created fantastic memories, so I'm definitely looking forward to another visit. It is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I think every person in the entire country is nice. Seriously, I haven't seen or heard of a mean person yet. And they love country music.

Everything that's cool that happens, I look at my wife and I say, 'We need to enjoy this moment right here! This is really special!'