I'm proud of the fact that I'm at a point in my career that if I want to take a little bit of a left turn and make an album that is more hushed, more acoustic and more personal, that I can do it.

I think it is possible to be friends with employees, but there has to be a respect level where you're not taken advantage of, either.

First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter.

I grew up in east Tennessee, and everybody knew everybody's business.

Live a little, love a lot.

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

Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down.