As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants.

I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the most part, except for a few select friends, because I don't like to talk about music all the time.

I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.

All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.

As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants.

I try and eat good. On the road, that's next to impossible. And we eat a lot of unhealthy things when we're in Texas - that's what you do there.

Nashville's like any other hometown - after a while, it's stifling.