I came to town thinking that everybody had the same idea of what country music was that I did.

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.

I don't sing country music because I'm not capable of singing other kinds of music; I sing it because I think it's the most beautiful kind of music there is

In my office, I have framed album covers by Dottie West, Connie Smith, Tammy, Dolly, Loretta and Jessi Colter.

My first big show was with Tim McGraw and Mark Chesnutt, and that was overwhelming. There was probably 25,000 people there. I was nervous, (but it) was exhilarating.

The one who actually decided that I should keep my name was my manager, Erv Woolsey.

I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances.