It sounds like a cliche, but it... you do sing about what you know about. And I grew up in a small town, and I grew up in a place where your whole world revolved around friends, family, school, and church, and sports.

We call it drunk philosophy. You have a few beers and you become a lot smarter.

I wasn't a great student, C average. I was pretty shy, but I drank a lot of beer.

In 21 years there are a lot of ups and downs. There are melancholy times. There are sad times. There are happy times. There are unsure times. There are life lessons.

I had a notepad and I wrote down 30 things to make myself better just off the top of my head, and the next day I started to do that.

When I'm offstage, I never feel famous. I will never let anybody call a restaurant and say, "We're with Kenny Chesney. Can you get us in?" That's so pretentious. I'm pretty simple except for the fact that I have a really great boat and a little bit of money. When I'm offstage I don't feel like the person everybody sees.

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