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.

The more country that my music gets, the less it fits into the country world today. It's almost like there needs to be two genres, modern country and... country?

Say what you think / Love who you love.

Really connecting with someone and maybe opening their mind a little bit, is such a cool thing to be able to do through music.

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.

Im all about small towns. I think its a great place to grow up.

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