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.

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 enjoy my life very much.

Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.

Sometimes you have to listen to other people, and see what the audiences want. That's what entertaining is about.

The overall physical demand that Iraq has is pretty amazing. It's 130 degrees, and the soldiers are carrying about 100 pounds of extra gear. It's a pretty rigorous schedule and routine for them.

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.