When you find great songs, and somehow you get a spark in a little way, it can become brand new.

My first record deal was an independent record deal back in 1995 or early 1996.

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.

I'm big into fishing, but I've never been much of a hunter. I never was really raised around it a whole lot, so I never got a chance to do it a whole lot.

I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas - that's my favorite of all!

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

I can't sing anything other than country!