'Firecracker' was such a fun song to write and to perform.

I grew up like a lot of country boys and girls do - amongst the pine trees, dirt roads, farms, mules and people who were real.

You have to make a lot of sacrifices, and the main thing you have to sacrifice is your privacy. It's funny because when I was growing up, my daddy was and still is an insurance agent in our home town. He couldn't go anywhere without somebody recognizing him or needing something from him.

Look to the Heavens, you can look to the skies. You can find redemption staring back into your eyes.

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

I grew up around people that enjoyed life day to day and found pleasure in simple things.

I've never had the patience of a teacher.