I took a complete year off the road, but a big part of that year was making 'The Big Revival.' I needed that down time just so I could concentrate. The one thing that starts it all for us is the music. That's what you create in the studio. That's where the magic happens.

I can't believe that I get to stand on the stages I stand on every summer, and get to sing the songs that I sing.

Social topics may hit too close to home for people, but then again, if you pull a heartstring, then that's what country music is. It's not just songs about getting drunk and leaving your girl.

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

I work hard but I play hard.

Actually, I wouldn't know what to do now if I had hair. I'm pretty comfortable being bald. It doesn't bother me. I've never had one girl tell me she didn't want to have sex with me because I didn't have any hair.

On the road, in my bunk, I sleep better than I do anywhere else in the world.