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

I enjoy my life very much.

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'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.

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.

There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.

Australia is breathtakingly beautiful, and I can't wait to visit again.