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.

It's very hard for me to say I'm sorry... but I do.

I don't think there's anything wrong with singing a song and having fun with it.

I would never do anything that makes the perception of country music worse.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

I think it says wonders about people that can write an entire album, and put out an entire album of great songs. I mean, the Brad Paisley's, Alan Jackson especially, even Taylor Swift - those people can really pen great stuff.