It's not the case of turning in a bunch of songs and recording the next month. I think you're looking for songs all year long and you're writing all year long.

Country seems to be finding a bigger audience. Certainly an audience out of the general country scene is finding me.

Nothing like seeing the genesis of the relationship between an instrument and a child.

Life is about holding on and letting go.

It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation.

I've never wanted to name an album from a song title if I could avoid it because I like it to be a body of work.

If I knew what I was doing, I'd be doing it right now. I would be the best damn poet, silver words out of my mouth. My words might not be magic, but they cut straight to the truth. So if you need a lover and a friend, baby, I'm in.