I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only one genre of music. It's vanity because no one does.

I'm grateful when anybody can start to have his or her limited perception of the genre open up a little bit. There's a lot of great music in the country genre that doesn't get heard because people say, 'Well, I don't like country.'

I always wish I'd had more mentors, better mentors, wiser mentors, people who were proper professional working musicians to guide me as I was coming up.

Getting on the bus and touring was my life. And when that was not around, I felt myself a bit lost at times, because that was all I had.

Everybody needs somebody sometimes.

There's no soul in perfection.

I'm a little more comfortable in that role. I love being in the studio.