I think I reach people because I'm with them, not apart from them.

Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.

You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.

I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.

When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.

It's important that you take care of yourself and blow off steam in the right way. Don't let some woman walk in and say, "hey, goodbye!" and take your man. Kill her if you can! I'm only kidding.

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.