The passion for doing music, the passion that I have for going out and playing it live - my love for country music is back.

The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.

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

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

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

You have to believe that things can be bigger than what you see in front of you in order to move forward.

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?