My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it.

I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music.

My father's record collection was all country. That's how I was exposed to it.

Red carpets are pretty unpredictable. You can go from one person asking you what you're wearing to the next person asking you about the situation in Haiti. It's the extreme juxtaposition, and some of the questions can throw me!

I don't want to impress, I want to inspire.

There's no soul in perfection.

At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact.