I hate album covers where people are just smiling so big. It's like a neon sign that says PLEASE COME BUY ME.

I don't really lose my temper that much, but when somebody mistreats my guys, I just go crazy.

Being famous is uncomfortable because I grew up very simply. Everything revolved around friends, family, church and sports.

I truly believe that music is the most powerful thing we have.

When I started playing music at East Tennessee State University I would sit on a stool with a tip jar in front of me and play four hours a night at a college bar called Quarterback's Barbecue. I wasn't thinking about doing it for a living. I was just making enough money to go to Taco Bell every day. People were eating chips, drinking beer and not listening to me. I'd had three or four years of people ignoring me, and I'd kind of gotten used to it.

I was definitely born a dreamer. I could never sit still, and I can't now.

I've been in the music business for 15 years. I've seen it all, man. I've just always been scared of coke. When I was on the road and saw some people do it, I was afraid I would really like it. I was afraid of the consequences.