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.

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

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?

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

It's important that adults get along with each other for the child's sake, and that is our situation.

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