I need honor in my life from somebody playing for keeps.

I think singing traditional country is wonderful, because I'm bringing it to my generation and to the younger kids.

I don't want to wake up and not truly be enjoying my life and these amazing things around me.

I know society these days, I know people are wanting to find everything they can to pick things apart, but I have to write from my heart and my experiences, and I fully own them. Those are mine to share.

Everyday something new pops into my mind: I could do this next or I could do that next. I want to grow more and more and show people different sides of myself, whether it's different kinds of music, different kinds of movies, or different kinds of television.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

I believe above the storm, the smallest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in that great somewhere hears every word.