I wrote my first song when I was nine, and it was called 'Notice Me'. My Mom still has the piece of paper around somewhere, but I can't even imagine how terrible it is.

Anyone singing about trucks, in any form, in any song, anywhere, literally just stop - nobody cares!

Different people have different ways of doing things. For me, becoming a songwriter first and falling in love with the Nashville songwriting community and the process of songs and getting better and putting more in what I wanted to say, was absolutely vital in me even wanting to be an artist.

Follow your arrow / Wherever it points.

I wrote my first song when I was nine, and it was called 'Notice Me'. My Mom still has the piece of paper around somewhere, but I can't even imagine how terrible it is.

If you wanna find the honey / You can't be scared of the bees.

Just do something that makes you stand out. Even if not everyone likes it, just do it.