People, as critical as it looks, we're OK. We are in control, whether we feel it or not.

I find myself going out on the road to get my confidence back, because I lose it at home.

People have allowed me into their homes, through my words and my music.

Just when I think it couldn't get any bigger, 'Tuskegee' reaches a new level of success.

I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much as it was.

Let the music play on would be my legacy.

Exactly when people are in turmoil is the time that the entertainment business has always been at its best. Because people don't want to be reminded every day that they are under siege, or that they're not having a great time of life.