And I hate to see artists who are real safe. I love to see artists swing for the fences sometimes.

When you really are country, and you don't just wear it like a piece of clothing or something, you really can't get away from it. It just is who you are

I think a lot of it had to do with, you know, I was always a daddy's girl. I was always wanting to please him, and I think he was pleased when he'd walk past my room and I was listening to those records.

I'm the most low-maintenance person on the road.

Nominations come and go. It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that

I can see me continuing to make the best music I can, and let the chips fall where they may.

There's no great guitarist that doesn't sit down and listen to Chet Atkins and Eddie Van Halen, and all these other great players.