I wouldn’t necessarily say she is a country artist. I mean, obviously Taylor Swift started in country, but she morphed into somewhat of a cultural icon, so, who am I to judge what she is?

It's a good community, country music, because we get the chance to sit down and... me and Tim McGraw spend a lot of time. Me and Kenny Chesney had the opportunity to spend a lot of time together. It's been a lot of great advice through the years.

Our crew guys, it's amazing what they have to go through to make a show happen every night.

I always want to have a personal relationship with everybody that works for me.

I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'