The title [of the album 'The Big Revival']alone fit what I was feeling. It defined what I was going through. That year off was a time to revive, to reset, to reclaim, to revitalize and to re-focus. It was a revival of how I made music, how I presented it and my connection with the fans.

I don't really drink before a show. That's my only drinking rule. Especially with today's cell-phone cameras, there's no win to it.

Growing up too fast and I do recall, Wishin' time would stop right in it's tracks.

I learned from my mom that you should always try to enjoy life, no matter what.

My fans get enough politics on TV every day. I want them to think for themselves. I don't want them to listen to me.

Early on I was just a kid in a cowboy hat with a bunch of other guys in a room that were putting out some records. Now thank God, in the past 3 or 4 years, when.. it's really hard to burn an image of a face with a song these days. I think that the songs like 'Don't Happen Twice' and 'Young' were songs that helped me do that and I think that 'I Go Back'(did) that even more.

The thing that I love, especially after sound check, is when I'm in that stadium alone. It's complete silence. I love that.