I am just what I am, I'm just what you see. So I'll make it easy, I'll stay me.

My path is exactly where I want it to be. I'm doing my thing. I'm getting better with every album.

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

People hear me talk and they know my background and they immediately stereotype me as being a real, real country guy, and that's the right stereotype. But you also want people to know you're a little broader than that, too.

'Dirt Road Diaries,' in my mind, is a perfect country guy song. It speaks to the hard-working guy, and I'm excited for the fans to hear that one.

Even with all the negativeness of the whole social media thing, I still think it's leaps and bounds more positive.

To have your first No. 1 as an artist was everything I could have ever dreamed for. Now we're keeping our fingers crossed, and hopefully we'll have many more, but there's certainly nothing like the first one.