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.

You know, I can be the happiest man in the world with minimal record success.

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

If one artist sells five million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, 'Maybe I should do a little of that, too.' That can be tough to resist.

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.

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

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