Youth is a frame of mind. If you get out there and enjoy it, you can have it at any time of your life.

I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues.

Stay away from trouble when you can.

Music is what I am, everything else is what I do.

Well, I don't think everything necessarily that I touch turns to gold, but I think I get great joy out of it regardless of whether it is successful or not.

You know, I've always said, I've never felt I was a particularly good singer, but I've always thought I had a great knack for picking hit songs.

There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever.