By growing up in Alabama, I had a melting pot of the whole pie: R&B, gospel, country.
I just had to find all my friends that used to be in the business. As I say, the music business didn't die, it just moved to Nashville.
My earliest memories of country music are the Grand Ole Opry.
People, as critical as it looks, we're OK. We are in control, whether we feel it or not.
When your past calls, don't answer. It has nothing new to say.
Country music has always been about as close to R&B as you can possibly get. We're storytellers.