I love Tennessee, but they don't have the pine trees and the sandy soil and the black water that I grew up around.

I don't feel like God called me to be a Gospel singer. He didn't call me to be a Christian singer, he called me to be a country singer, and I just happen to be a Christian.

Who's not a fan of Don Williams? He's the gentle giant.

We all have those days when you feel like you're against the world, every little thing goes wrong and your blood pressure is up. And you feel like punching somebody!

I came from a rural background, and I didn't come in contact with a lot of wealthy people.

'All Over Me' is a song that I really got fired up the first time I heard it: it just really moved and it really had a lot of energy.

My dream was to go to Nashville. I had my sights set on my dream. I used to have an '89 Toyota Ford truck. On the front of the truck, I had this license plate with cowboy boots and a guitar that I had airbrushed at Wal-Mart. It said 'Chasin' A Dream.' That was kind of my motto.